English

Noun

dakimakura ‎(plural dakimakura or dakimakuras)

1. A type of long body-length pillow originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.
   • 2003 December 9, Ryan Ginstrom, “Re: Enterprising interviewee...”, in fj.life.in-japan, Usenet:

     I would follow that up with: "And then they raided his room at his parents' house where they found a Sailor Moon dakimakura and posters of Morning Musume plastering the walls" ...

   • 2004, Chris Kohler, "Getting in Bed With the Customer", Wired, 6 February 2004:

     These character-print dakimakura came into existence in the late '90s as a way for animé fans to get up close and personal with their cartoon sweethearts.

   • 2010, "Man Weds Cushion", Daily Star (UK), 12 March 2010:

     Jin has fallen head over heels for a Japanese 'dakimakura' - or hugging pillow - showing a life sized cartoon of his favourite sexy anime cartoon character Fate Testarossa.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:dakimakura.

Synonyms

• (body-length pillow): body pillow, Dutch wife

Japanese

Romanization

dakimakura

1. rōmaji reading of だきまくら