Word Meaning 北枕

きたまくら kitamakura

北枕 is read as きたまくら (kitamakura) and means brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata).

Meaning

English

  1. brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
  2. lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)

Reading

Kana

きたまくら

Romaji

kitamakura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北東

ほくとう

northeast

北風

きたかぜ

north wind

北京

ぺきん

Beijing (China)

北部

ほくぶ

northern part

北側

きたがわ

north side

きた

North Korea

北極

ほっきょく

North Pole

北西

ほくせい

northwest

北国

きたぐに

northern country

北朝鮮

きたちょうせん

North Korea

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-northeast

北方

ほっぽう

northern part (e.g. of a country)