枕
pillow

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シンチン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まくら

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:2084

Vocabulary

チン

WordReadingMeaning
氷枕ヒョウチンcooling pillow (often rubber)
枕席チンセキbedding; bed
枕頭チントウbedside
枕流漱石チンリュウソウセキsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
漱石枕流ソウセキチンリュウsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong

Other

WordReadingMeaning
枕まくらpillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
枕絵まくらえerotic picture
枕詞まくらことばpillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
仮枕かりまくらnap
歌枕うたまくらplace that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry