padding; wadding; insulation; stuffing
Refers to the soft filling material inside clothing, bedding, or furniture, such as cotton, polyester fiber, or down. Used in contexts like sewing, tailoring, and manufacturing.
The padding in this jacket is polyester.
The futon's wadding had become uneven, so I sent it to be re-fluffed.
Compound of 中 (naka, 'inside') and 綿 (wata, 'cotton'), referring to the cotton or padding placed inside something.