Search Terms: 枕*
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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in
noun
1.
pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
2.
preface, introduction
Other readings:
枕言葉【まくらことば】
noun
1.
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
to sleep together in the same bed(archaism)
3.
to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow(archaism)
4.
to sleep together using books as a pillow(archaism)
Other readings:
枕籍【ちんしゃ】
、枕藉【ちんせき】
、枕藉【ちんしゃ】
noun
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noun
1.
makuragaeshi, monster that flips pillows over at night
2.
changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body)
See also:北枕
3.
acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
noun
•
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person, pillow sutra
noun
1.
(untalented) geisha who sells sex
2.
geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
See also:枕探し
Other readings:
枕藝者【まくらげいしゃ】
noun
•
pillow money, pillow tip, tip left by the pillow for the room maid
Other readings:
枕銭【まくらせん】
noun
1.
private diary, pillow book(archaism)
2.
book of erotic pictures
Other readings:
枕草紙【まくらそうし】
noun
•
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
See also:枕飾り
noun
•
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Other readings:
枕の草子【まくらのそうし】
、枕草紙【まくらのそうし】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, no-adjective
•
bedside, near one's pillow
Other readings:
枕もと【まくらもと】
、枕許【まくらもと】