枕

• 読み: まくら
• ローマ字: makura
• 漢字の分解: 枕 (makura) — pillow
• 発音: /ma.kɯ.ɾa/

意味

Pillow; bolster. A cushion for supporting the head during sleep.

An essential sleeping item. Traditional Japanese pillows (そば殻枕 = buckwheat hull pillow) are harder and smaller than Western pillows. The word also appears in literary contexts — 枕詞 (makura-kotoba) is a rhetorical device in classical Japanese poetry. The expression 枕を高くして寝る means to sleep without worry.

例文

1. この枕は柔らかくてとても寝やすい。
2. 旅行に自分の枕を持っていく人もいます。
3. 新しい枕に変えたら肩こりが治った。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, sleeping, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 枕 combines 木 (wood) and 冘 (a phonetic element), reflecting that early pillows were made of wood.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal