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Grade 8

Meanings

pillow

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒใƒณ
ใ‚ทใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพใใ‚‰

Common Words

ใพใใ‚‰
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #4215
1

pillow; bolster

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆž•ใซ้ ญใ‚’ๆจชใŸใˆใŸใ€‚
He laid his head on the pillow.
2

introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

ใพใใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใจ
ๆž•่จฑ
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #9644
1

bedside; near one's pillow

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็งใ‚’ๆž•ๅ…ƒใซใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใจ้ ผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
She asked me to come to her bedside.
ใฒใ–ใพใใ‚‰
Noun
Freq #13862
1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

ๆŠฑใใพใใ‚‰
ๆŠฑๆž•
ใ ใใพใใ‚‰
Noun
Freq #24066
1

body pillow; hug pillow

ใ†ใงใพใใ‚‰
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #42411
1

using one's arms as a pillow

ๆž•่จ€่‘‰
ใพใใ‚‰ใ“ใจใฐ
Noun
Freq #49014
1

Linguistics

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature

2

preface; introduction

ใพใใ‚‰ๆŠ•ใ’
ใพใใ‚‰ใชใ’
Noun
Freq #57313
1

pillow fight

Examples
ไฟฎๅญฆๆ—…่กŒใงใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใๆž•ๆŠ•ใ’ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I had a lot of pillow fights during my school trip.
ใพใใ‚‰ใŽ
Noun
Freq #58542
1

Railway

(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie

ใกใ‚“ใจใ†
Noun
Freq #64049
1

bedside

ใ“ใŠใ‚Šใพใใ‚‰
ใฒใ‚‡ใ†ใกใ‚“
Noun
Freq #64559
1

cooling pillow (often rubber)

๐ŸŽ“

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