まくら
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. pillow; bolster
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Pitch accent
くら
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
bedside; near one's pillow
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
bedside
using one's elbows as a pillow
at the bedside where one dreams
bed(side) screen
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
using one's arm for a pillow
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
using one's arms as a pillow
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
wooden pillow
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
sleeping away from home
water-filled pillow
bridal bed
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
pillow fight
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
memory foam pillow
erotic picture
air cushion
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
high pillow
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
chopstick rest
chopstick rest
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
pillow fight
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow
Examples (17 in total)
Please get me a pillow.
I forgot to buy a pillow.
Please give me a different pillow.