まくら
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. pillow; bolster
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Kanji used
pillow
Pitch accent
くら
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Used in vocabulary (54 in total)
bedside; near one's pillow
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
bedside; near one's pillow
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
bedside; near one's pillow
using one's arm for a pillow
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
at the bedside where one dreams
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
wooden pillow
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
water-filled pillow
using one's elbows as a pillow
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
erotic picture
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
sleeping away from home
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
chopstick rest
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
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)
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.