枕籍 (チンセキ) bedding, bed, to sleep together in the same bed, to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow, to sleep together using books as a pillow
枕状溶岩 (マクラジョウヨウガン) pillow lava
開枕 (カイチン) bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism), sleeping
陶枕 (トウチン) porcelain pillow (used in summer)
Kunyomi Examples
枕 (まくら) pillow, bolster, introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in
枕絵 (まくらえ) erotic picture
新枕 (にいまくら) bridal bed
高枕 (たかまくら) high pillow
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
2084 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: pillow
Kunyomi: まくら
Onyomi: チン シン
Composition: 木
枕
Radical
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
木
Examples
Onyomi Examples
枕籍 (チンセキ) bedding, bed, to sleep together in the same bed, to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow, to sleep together using books as a pillow
枕状溶岩 (マクラジョウヨウガン) pillow lava
開枕 (カイチン) bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism), sleeping
陶枕 (トウチン) porcelain pillow (used in summer)
Kunyomi Examples
枕 (まくら) pillow, bolster, introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in