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北枕【きたまくら】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

Forms

北枕【きたまくら】【キタマクラ】
きたまくら
キタマクラ

北枕【きたまくら】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

Forms

北枕【きたまくら】【キタマクラ】
きたまくら
キタマクラ

北

N52

意north

訓きた

音ホク

名きら、ほう、ほっ、ほつ

枕

常用

意pillow

訓まくら

音チン、シン