"北枕" meaning in Japanese

See 北枕 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʲi̥ta̠ma̠kɯ̟ɾa̠] Forms: 北枕 [canonical] (ruby: 北(きた), 枕(まくら)), kitamakura [romanization]
Etymology: 北(きた) (kita, “north”) + 枕(まくら) (makura, “pillow”). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|北|きた|枕|まくら|t1=north|t2=pillow}} 北(きた) (kita, “north”) + 枕(まくら) (makura, “pillow”), {{senseno|ja|Canthigaster rivulata}} sense 3 Head templates: {{ja-noun|きたまくら}} 北(きた)枕(まくら) • (kitamakura)
  1. lying in one's grave with one's head to the north
    Sense id: en-北枕-ja-noun-eZBkWQ3E Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tetraodontiforms Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 38 41 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 48 3 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 47 51 3
  2. lying in one's bed with one's pillow to the north (superstitiously avoided)
    Sense id: en-北枕-ja-noun-m9z~45Ka Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tetraodontiforms Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 38 41 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 43 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 40 54 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 48 3 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 47 51 3
  3. brown-lined puffer; kitamakura (Canthigaster rivulata)
    Sense id: en-北枕-ja-noun-ja:Canthigaster_rivulata Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 38 41 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 43 18
     
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          "枕",
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      "ipa": "[kʲi̥ta̠ma̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]"
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