北枕

北(きた) (kita, “north”) + 枕(まくら) (makura, “pillow”).

• (Tokyo) きたまくら [kìtámáꜜkùrà] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥ta̠ma̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

北(きた)枕(まくら) • (kitamakura) 

1. lying in one's grave with one's head to the north
2. lying in one's bed with one's pillow to the north (superstitiously avoided)
4. brown-lined puffer; kitamakura (Canthigaster rivulata)

• Sense 3: As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キタマクラ (kitamakura).

• → English: kitamakura