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枕
pillow · headrest
N1On: ちんKun: まくら
Memory Aid
'MAKUra' — You MAKE a REST on your pillow.
Vocabulary
枕まくらpillow
枕元まくらもとbedside
高枕たかまくらa high pillow; (figuratively) sleeping soundly without worry
抱き枕だきまくらbody pillow
枕詞まくらことばpillow word (a poetic rhetorical device)
Example Sentences
この枕は柔らかくて気持ちいいです。
This pillow is soft and comfortable.
彼はいつも枕元に本を置いています。
He always keeps a book by his bedside.
子供が新しい枕をとても気に入っています。
The child really likes their new pillow.
昔の人は硬い枕を使っていたそうです。
It is said that people in olden times used hard pillows.