膝枕

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひざ
Grade: S
まくら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
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膝枕

Etymology

(ひざ) (hiza, knee) + (まくら) (makura, pillow).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひざ)(まくら) (hizamakura

  1. a position in which one lying person pillows the head on another sitting person's thighs

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN