棉
cotton
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Readings
On'yomi
- メン
Kun'yomi
- わた
Meaning
棉 centers on the cotton plant and its soft white fiber used to make cloth.
Most common words using 棉
- 印棉いんめん
Indian cotton (raw)
Study
Etymology
棉 combines 木 (tree/plant) with 帛 (silk/cloth), reflecting the cotton plant that produces a fiber used like silk.
Meaning mnemonic
A tree 木 that produces a white cloth-like fiber 帛: that is the cotton plant.
Reading mnemonic
For メン, imagine a man wearing a soft cotton shirt: man -> メン, and the cotton comes from the 棉 plant.