綿

音読おんよみ: メン

訓読くんよみ: わた

画数かくすう: 14 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 糸(いとへん)

Meaning

Cotton / Fiber / Padding

  • 木綿もめん — cotton cloth
  • 綿花めんか — cotton plant
  • 綿密めんみつ — detailed / precise
  • 綿棒めんぼう — cotton swab
  • 綿布めんぷ — cotton fabric
  • 綿入わたい — padded clothing

綿 combines the radical 糸 (thread) with 咅, suggesting fibers bound together. This reflects cotton’s nature as a fluffy fiber spun into fabric. By extension, the kanji can also mean meticulous or continuous effort, as in 綿密 (precise).

この ふく木綿もめんでできています。
This clothing is made of cotton.

かれ綿密めんみつ計画けいかくてた。
He made a detailed plan.

密
Creates
綿密めんみつ — detailed / precise
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