A traditional cylindrical body pillow made of woven bamboo, used in hot weather to keep cool while sleeping. Also known as 竹夫人 (ちくふじん).
See also: 竹夫人 (ちくふじん)
In summer, you can sleep coolly by using a bamboo wife.
There is still an old bamboo wife at my grandmother's house.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional item.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Uses the non-jōyō kanji 篭; rarely seen.
Variant without okurigana and with non-jōyō kanji; very rare.
Compound of 抱き (daki, 'hugging') + 籠 (kago, 'basket'). The name describes a basket-like object that one hugs while sleeping.