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枕 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「木」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
チン・シンちん・しん · chin · shin
Kun
まくらmakura
Meaning
pillow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Wood plus a phonetic element: the rest on which the head is laid for sleep.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunまくらmakura枕まくら枕元まくらもと

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 枕元まくらもと

    bedside

  • 枕木まくらぎ

    railway sleeper

More words with this kanji

  • 漱石枕流そうせきちんりゅう
  • 欹枕いちん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

これで枕(まくら)を高(たか)くして眠(ねむ)れる。

Now I can sleep soundly.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

枕元枕木枕元origin木tree柿persim…柵fence桁beam梗block…椅chair芯core塡fill…心heart申say臣retain…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 木Map of reading チンAll maps

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