綿わた

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

cotton plant

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the cotton plant itself (Gossypium spp.). Often written in kana or with 綿.

cotton padding; batting; wadding

Refers to processed cotton used as stuffing or padding in futons, clothing, etc. Commonly written in kana.

〈物もの〉に綿わたを入いれるto stuff something with cotton padding
布ふ団とんに綿わたを入いれて仕し立たてる。
They stuff the futon with cotton padding to make it.
綿わたを摘つむto pick cotton (from the plant)
農のう家かは毎まい年ねん秋あきに綿わたを摘つむ。
Farmers pick cotton every autumn.
綿わたのように疲つかれるto become utterly exhausted (as limp as cotton)
一いち日にち中じゅう歩あるき回まわって、体からだが綿わたのように疲つかれた。
After walking around all day, I was completely worn out.
綿わた100ひゃくぱーせんと%の〈物もの〉made of 100% cotton
このシャツは綿わた100%だ。
This shirt is 100% cotton.

コットンN1sense 2
コットン is the modern loanword used for cotton fabric or material in fashion contexts, while 綿 covers the plant itself and traditional cotton padding.
木綿もめんN4sense 2
木綿 refers to woven cotton cloth made from the fiber, whereas 綿 is the raw fluffy fiber or padding itself before or instead of being woven.

わた
綿 (わた) means cotton fiber or padding, while the homophone 腸 (わた) refers to the internal organs, especially the innards of a fish, so context tells them apart.
綿めん布ぷ
綿 refers to raw cotton fiber or cotton as a material in general, whereas 綿布 specifically means the woven fabric made from it.

株かぶN2
stock; share · stump · clump of roots; plant with roots · strain (of bacteria, etc.) · stock company; corporation; KK · goodwill; privilege; reputation · one's forte

石いし綿わた
asbestos
綿わた毛げ
down; fuzz; fluff
真ま綿わた
silk floss; silk wadding
綿わた抜ぬき
unpadded kimono; kimono without cotton padding · first day of the fourth month (lunar calendar)
中なか綿わた
padding; wadding; insulation; stuffing

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綿わたUsage5%
Standard kanji spelling for cotton and cotton padding.
わたUsage57%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the padding sense.
ワタUsage32%
kana-only spelling
棉わたUsage6%
Alternate kanji for cotton; less common than 綿.
草わ綿た
Rare compound spelling for the cotton plant.

Native Japanese word for cotton. The kanji 綿 is a Chinese character adopted for its meaning.