枕

pillow

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチン、シン

Kun readingまくら

Grade 8KANJIDIC

RadicalComponents

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

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

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

枕捜しまくらさがし

bedroom theft or thief

腕枕うでまくら

using one's arms as a pillow

8 strokes