Results, 北枕

北枕【きたまくらkitamakura】キタマクラKITAMAKURA

noun:

  • lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
  • brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata) - usually written using kana alone

Kanji definition:

北
常用２年JLPTN5

ホクHOKU・きたkita

north

Strokes:
5
Radical:
匕 spoon
SKIP:
1-3-2
UTF:
5317
JIS208:
43-44
Nanori:
きらkira・ほうhou・ほっho・ほつhotsu
Hangul:
북 [bug] ・ 배 [bae]
Pinyin:
běi
Stroke order:
Example words:
北【きたkita】
north; / the North; northern territories; / North Korea; / north wind
北朝鮮【きたちょうせんkitachousen】
North Korea
北京【ペキンPEKIN】
Beijing; Peking
北海道【ほっかいどうhokkaidou】
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
南北【なんぼくnanboku】
north and south; north to south; / South Korea and North Korea
枕
常用中学校

チンCHIN・シンSHIN・まくらmakura

pillow

Strokes:
8
Radical:
木 tree
SKIP:
1-4-4
UTF:
6795
JIS208:
43-77
Hangul:
침 [chim]
Pinyin:
zhěn / zhèn
Stroke order:
Example words:
枕【まくらmakura】
pillow; bolster; / introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
枕絵【まくらえmakurae】
erotic picture
枕詞【まくらことばmakurakotoba】
pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature); / preface; introduction
新枕【にいまくらniimakura】
bridal bed
北枕【きたまくらkitamakura】
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); / brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)

Kanji

北

ホクHOKU・きたkita

north

枕

チンCHIN・シンSHIN・まくらmakura

pillow


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