Memory phrase for the character: 枕

枕

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Meaning

pillow, head rest

Pronunciation

CHIN
makura

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: 冘 etymology not clear: orig. pictograph for hanging, now interpreted as a big person 大 with broken arms 冖 and broken leg 儿

Mnemonic
 
Under the tree, there is sb. with broken arms and leg: Bring a pillow!

Radicals

木 tree
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi




 Vocabulary

枕 まくら  pillow, bolster
枕絵 まくらえ  pornographic or erotic image

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