Word Meaning 枕草紙

まくらぞうし makurazoushi

枕草紙 is read as まくらぞうし (makurazoushi) and means book of erotic pictures.

Meaning

English

  1. book of erotic pictures
  2. private diary
  3. pillow book

Reading

Kana

まくらぞうし

Romaji

makurazoushi

Writing Variants

  • 枕草紙 まくらそうし makurasoushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 163301 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

枕草子

まくらのそうし

The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

草紙

そうし

a text written entirely in kana

草双紙

くさぞうし

picture book

絵草紙売り

えぞうしうり

ezōshi hawker

草枕

くさまくら

Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki)

まくら

introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)

枕詞

まくらことば

pillow word

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture

白紙

はくし

blank paper

手紙

てがみ

letter

表紙

ひょうし

to appear on the cover of a magazine

原稿用紙

げんこうようし

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character)