Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 枕


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Meaning

pillow, head rest

Pronunciation

CHIN
makura

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

tree
moving feet(Radical: hitoashi)
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Vocabulary

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

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