How to say "bedside" in Japanese

• 枕元まくらもと
  no-adjectiveThe spot right beside a sleeper's pillow, as the gloss 'near one's pillow' suggests — where a glass of water sits at night, or where someone keeps watch over a sick person.
  彼女かのじょは私を枕元まくらもとにくるようにと頼たのんだ。↗

  She asked me to come to her bedside.
• 枕頭ちんとう
  nounA kanji compound meaning 'bedside' — essentially the same idea as 枕元 in Sino-Japanese form. Seldom the word you want; choose 枕元 instead.
• 枕辺まくらべ
  nounNear-synonym of 枕元 for the area beside the pillow; a less common choice, so when in doubt 枕元 is the safer pick.
• ベッドサイド
  nounThe katakana loanword, the most direct match for the English; think of a nurse or family member at a patient's bedside in a hospital.
• 床頭しょうとう
  nounA kanji compound for 'bedside', formed like 枕頭. Seldom the word you want: for the spot beside a bed, 枕元 or ベッドサイド is what you need.

For the spot beside a person's pillow choose 枕元, for the side of a bed choose 「ベッドサイド」; 枕辺 is a near-equivalent of 枕元, while the kanji compounds 枕頭 and 床頭 are seldom the words you want.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 枕元まくらもとbedside
• 枕頭ちんとうbedside
• 枕辺まくらべbedside
• ベッドサイドbedside
• 床頭しょうとうbedside