Question

枕 まくら 枕(まくら): (1) pillow; bolster (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in S 木: tree; wood冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 木 4 (none) pillow WOODEN PILLOWS do not sink (#1888) in water.

Accepted Answer

チン、シン pillow 0 2084 8 75 き・きへん 形声 Phonetic The guy who was thrown into the river to sink was given one last request. "If I´m gonna be sleeping with the fishes," he said, "can I at least have a pillow? I´m real sensitive." The mafia bosses laughed. "Look, my doctor said I can only use wooden pillows, I have a real serious condition. Can I at least die comfortable-like?" The mafia dudes said fine, and let him have his pillow. They tossed him the river and drove off...and after a minute, he bobbed to the top, thanks to his floating wood pillow.

Kanji	枕
Onyomi	チン、シン
Kunyomi	まくら
English	pillow
Examples	枕(まくら): (1) pillow; bolster (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2084
Components	木: tree; wood 冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14) 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	木
Radical Number	75
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	き・きへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	pillow
Koohii Story 1	The guy who was thrown into the river to sink was given one last request. "If I´m gonna be sleeping with the fishes," he said, "can I at least have a pillow? I´m real sensitive." The mafia bosses laughed. "Look, my doctor said I can only use wooden pillows, I have a real serious condition. Can I at least die comfortable-like?" The mafia dudes said fine, and let him have his pillow. They tossed him the river and drove off...and after a minute, he bobbed to the top, thanks to his floating wood pillow.
Koohii Story 2	WOODEN PILLOWS do not sink (#1888) in water.

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