# 枕 — pillow

枕 means “pillow”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes.  Kun'yomi: まくら (makura). You'll see it in words such as 枕 (makura, “pillow; bolster”).

- Meaning: pillow
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: まくら (makura)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Things 2

## How to remember 枕

Parts: 木 tree · 冖 cover · 儿 legs

## Words with 枕

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 枕 | まくら (makura) | pillow; bolster |

## More in the “Things 2” set

[筒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tube/) · [畳](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tatami-mat/) · [机](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desk/) · [符](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/symbol/) · [鍵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/key/) · [枕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pillow/) · [椅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chair/) · [蓋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lid/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pillow/. Last updated 2026-11-01.