枕

pillow

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチン、シン

Kun readingまくら

Jōyō Grade 8

bolster
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)
lead-in

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

枕

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · garter · crown (冖) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2034

Compound words

仮枕かりまくら

nap

歌枕うたまくら

place that is often written about in waka poetry

独枕ひとりまくら

lonely in bed

氷枕こおりまくら

cooling pillow (often rubber)

北枕きたまくら

lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)

枕辺まくらべ

bedside

腕枕うでまくら

using one's arms as a pillow

bedroom theft or thief

枕探しまくらさがし

bedroom theft or thief

枕屏風まくらびょうぶ

bed(side) screen

枕流漱石ちんりゅうそうせき

sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong

漱石枕流そうせきちんりゅう

sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong

石に枕し流れに漱ぐいしにまくらしながれにくちすすぐ

to live freely in the wilderness

石に漱ぎ流れに枕すいしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす

to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong

Additional Examples

私は日本の米枕が好きです。とても首に良いです。

I like Japanese rice pillows; they are good for my neck.tatoeba

けいこは枕に顔をうずめて泣いた。

Keiko buried her head in the pillow and cried.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 枕

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step