キタマクラ
Meanings
Noun
1. lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
2. brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
Pitch accent
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Composed of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in