Meanings
Readings
Common Words
pillow; bolster
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
bedside; near one's pillow
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
Linguistics
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
preface; introduction
pillow fight
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