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綿

JLPT N2 SL5 14 strokes Frequency: #1495

Meanings

Cotton

Radicals

糹

Decomposition

⿰糹帛

Etymology

Ideographic: A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 14

Stroke Order

1 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

2 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

4 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

5 diagonal bottom-to-top

6 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

7 dot right-to-left

8 vertical right-to-left

9 corner right-to-left

10 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

11 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

12 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

13 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

14 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

メン men

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

わた wata

Words Using This Kanji

102 words total

Other (20 words)

結い綿ゆいわた

traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women

海綿動物かいめんどうぶつ

(sea) sponges

木綿糸もめんいと

cotton thread

木綿物もめんもの

cotton goods or clothing

木綿針もめんばり

sewing needle for cotton thread

綿打ちわたうち

cotton beating

綿菓子わたがし

cotton candy

綿摘みわたつみ

picking cotton

綿火薬めんかやく

guncotton

綿ぼこりわたぼこり

fluff (clump of fabric fibres)

綿雲わたぐも

fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)

綿毛わたげ

down

綿実油めんじつゆ

cottonseed oil

綿棒めんぼう

cotton swab

綿弓わたゆみ

tool for willowing cotton

綿油わたあぶら

cottonseed oil

綿帽子わたぼうし

bride's silk floss headdress

綿々めんめん

unbroken

綿入れわたいれ

padding with cotton

海綿かいめん

sponge

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