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JLPT N2 · Noun

枕 (makura)

枕 (まくら, makura) is a Japanese noun meaning “pillow; bolster”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まくら
Romaji
makura
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pillow; bolster · noun, suffix noun
  2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

彼は枕に頭を横たえた。
He laid his head on the pillow.
Tatoeba #99767

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 枕

枕
pillowチン・シン・まくら · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1524860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.