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枕探し (makurasagashi) Japanese meaning: bedroom theft | Kotomora
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I was the victim of a bedroom theft at the inn and had my wallet stolen.
Makura-sagashi is stealing money or valuables from beside a sleeping person's pillow.
Kanji 捜 search, look for, locate Related words 泥どろ 棒ぼう 泥棒 is a general term for thief or burglary, while 枕探し specifically refers to theft from a sleeping person's bedside.
空あ き 巣す 空き巣 is a burglar who targets empty houses, whereas 枕探し operates while the victim is present but asleep.
Written forms 枕まくら 探さが し
Standard kanji spelling; 探し is the more common character for 'searching'.
枕まくら 捜さが し
Alternate kanji spelling using 捜し, which also means 'search' but is less common in this compound.
Etymology Compound of 枕 (makura, 'pillow') and 探し (sagashi, 'searching'). The term likely originated from the practice of thieves searching around a sleeping person's pillow for valuables.
