Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

1495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: cotton

Kunyomi: わた

Onyomi: メン

Composition:

綿

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いとへん

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

綿花(めんか)   raw cotton, cotton wool

綿糸(めんし)   cotton yarn

綿棒(めんぼう)   cotton swab

綿織物(めんおりもの)   cotton fabrics, cotton textiles

綿(もめん)   cotton

綿密な(めんみつな)   detailed, careful, thorough

綿(わた)   raw cotton

綿菓子(わたがし)   cotton candy

Onyomi Examples

綿 メン cotton

綿 メンミツ minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough

石灰海綿 セッカイカイメン calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)

六放海綿 ロッポウカイメン hexactinellid sponge, glass sponge (any sponge of class Hexactinellida)

Kunyomi Examples

綿 わた cotton plant (Gossypium spp.), batting, wadding, padding

海神 かいじん sea god, Poseidon, Neptune, sea, ocean

結い綿 ゆいわた traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women

綿 なかわた padding (clothing or bedding), insulation, cotton wadding, stuffing (furniture)