綿

cotton

14 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 1495.

Readings

• メン (on reading): 綿花 (めんか) raw cotton; 綿 (めん) cotton
• わた (kun reading): 石綿 (いしわた) asbestos; 綿毛 (わたげ) down
• Read as a whole word: 木綿 (ゆう) string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers

Components

• 糸
• 帛
• 小 radical small
• 巾 radical cloth
• 幺 radical short thread
• 白 radical white
• 糸 radical thread

Words using 綿

• 綿花 (めんか) raw cotton
• 綿 (めん) cotton
• 綿密 (めんみつ) minute
• 綿棒 (めんぼう) cotton swab
• 木綿 (もめん) cotton (material)
• 石綿 (いしわた) asbestos
• 綿毛 (わたげ) down
• 真綿 (まわた) silk floss
• 綿繰り (わたくり) cotton ginning
• 綿菓子 (わたがし) cotton candy
• 木綿 (ゆう) string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers

105 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists