However, jokotoba is different from makura word in that the number of syllabic sounds is not fixed and there are longer jokotoba, and that the modified word is not fixed and created.
ただし枕詞とは、音数が自由で長いものが見られる点と、受ける語が固定されず自由であり創作性に富んでいる点で異なる。