Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

(まくら)pillow, bolster, introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      pillow, bolster

    2. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

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    枕 【まくら】

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    Examples

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      この(まくら)(ぼく)にとって(たか)すぎます。

      This pillow is too high for me.

      • N3

      捻挫(ねんざ)した箇所(かしょ)(こおり)(まくら)()てて()やす。

      To apply an ice pack as a pillow to the sprained area for cooling.

      • N3

      (むすめ)はいつものお()()りの(まくら)がないと()られないそうだ。

      My daughter can't sleep without her favorite pillow.

      • N3

      (ぼく)彼女(かのじょ)(ひざ)(まくら)にして()るその瞬間(しゅんかん)のために()きています。

      I live for that moment when I can rest my head on her knee like a pillow and sleep.

      • N3

      (ねむ)りのプロの目線(めせん)から()うと、この(まくら)(たか)すぎて(のど)(つぶ)してしまっています。

      From the perspective of a sleep expert, this pillow is too high and can compress the throat.

      • N2
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