“Pillow” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “pillow” is 枕 (makura). In Chinese it is 枕头 (zhěn tou).
Japanese
枕
まくら · makura
この枕は柔らかいです。
This pillow is soft.
Chinese (Simplified)
枕头
zhěn tou
这个枕头很软。
This pillow is soft.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 个: 一个枕头 means “one pillow”.
“Pillow” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 枕 まくら · makura | この枕は柔らかいです。 |
| English | pillow /ˈpɪloʊ/ | This pillow is soft. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 枕头 zhěn tou | 这个枕头很软。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 枕頭 zhěn tou | 這個枕頭很軟。 |
| Korean | 베개 | 이 베개는 부드러워요. |
| Spanish | almohada | Esta almohada es blanda. |
| French | oreiller | Cet oreiller est moelleux. |
| German | Kissen | Dieses Kissen ist weich. |
| Italian | cuscino | Questo cuscino è morbido. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | travesseiro | Este travesseiro é macio. |
| Russian | подушка | Эта подушка мягкая. |
| Arabic | وسادة | هذه الوسادة ناعمة. |
| Hindi | तकिया | यह तकिया मुलायम है। |
| Indonesian | bantal | Bantal ini empuk. |
| Vietnamese | gối | Cái gối này mềm. |
| Thai | หมอน | หมอนใบนี้นุ่ม |
| Turkish | yastık | Bu yastık yumuşak. |
| Dutch | kussen | Dit kussen is zacht. |
| Swedish | kudde | Den här kudden är mjuk. |
| Polish | poduszka | Ta poduszka jest miękka. |
