Word Meaning 枕詞

まくらことば makurakotoba

枕詞 is read as まくらことば (makurakotoba) and means pillow word.

Meaning

English

  1. pillow word
  2. decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
  3. preface
  4. introduction

Reading

Kana

まくらことば

Romaji

makurakotoba

Writing Variants

  • 枕ことば まくらことば makurakotoba
  • 枕言葉 まくらことば makurakotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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まくら

introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture

ことば

language

名詞

めいし

noun

祝詞

のと

congratulatory address

台詞

せりふ

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)

代名詞

だいめいし

pronoun

形容詞

けいようし

adjective

動詞

どうし

verb

助詞

じょし

particle

作詞

さくし

(writing) song lyrics

品詞

ひんし

part of speech