枕 元(まくらもと)

まくらもと

noun

bedside; by one's pillow

1. bedside; the area by one's pillow

The space right beside the head of a sleeping person, near the pillow. The spot where one keeps things to reach while lying down or where someone sits to attend to a sleeper.

枕元(まくらもと)に水(みず)を置(お)く。

To put water by the bedside.

目覚(めざ)まし時計(どけい)を枕元(まくらもと)に置(お)いて寝(ね)た。

I put the alarm clock by my pillow and went to sleep.

母(はは)は病気(びょうき)の子供(こども)の枕元(まくらもと)に一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)付(つ)き添(そ)っていた。

My mother stayed at the sick child's bedside all night long.

Compound of 枕(まくら) (pillow) + 元(もと) (the area near). Refers specifically to the space by the head of someone lying down, as opposed to the foot of the bed (足元(あしもと)).

Common collocations

枕元(まくらもと)に置(お)く: place at the bedside
枕元(まくらもと)に立(た)つ: stand at the bedside (often of a figure in a dream)
枕元(まくらもと)に付(つ)き添(そ)う: attend at someone's bedside

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Added 2026.5.28 11:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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