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枕

Pillow
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチン
Kun readingまくら
JōyōGrade 8Level 30
  1. bolster
  2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)
  3. lead-in

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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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
楫枕かじまくら
voyage
空気枕くうきまくら
air cushion
枕捜しまくらさがし
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

Pillow. 木 (wood) + 冘 — a wooden headrest.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 枕

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