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Kanji Detail for 枕 - "pillow, to use as pillow, preface"

  • Meaning

    枕 means "pillow, to use as pillow, preface."

    1. Pillow - Something to rest the head on when sleeping.

    2. To use as pillow - To employ something as a pillow.

    3. Preface - A short introductory talk in storytelling.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pillow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pillow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pillow

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Something placed under the head when lying down. | To rest one's head on something is called 枕. From "Analerta": "With bent arm as pillow." | To border on. Such as bordering a river is called 枕河.
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