枕返し
まくらがえし
- makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night n
- changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body) n
- acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows n
Kanji
枕
チン • シン
まくら
pillow
返
ヘン
かえ.す • -かえ.す • かえ.る • -かえ.る
return; answer; fade; repay
Synonyms
北枕
きたまくら キタマクラ
- lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping) n
- brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata) n uk