Illustration: In a quiet tatami bedroom, a child sleeps on a floor futon with one cheek sinking into a rectangular pillow. The pillow's rounded corners, cloth cover, and shallow indentation beneath the head are clearly visible above the folded-back quilt.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

枕まくら

makura

pillow

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは枕まくらに頭あたまを横よこたえた。

    He laid his head on the pillow.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは枕まくらを二ふたつ使つかっている。

    She sleeps with two pillows.

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  3. 枕まくらと毛布もうふを下ください。

    May I have a pillow and a blanket, please?

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Kanji in 枕

  • 枕pillowOnチン・シンKunまくら

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