コットン

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the material or fabric, as in clothing or textiles.

このシャツはコットン100％です。
This shirt is 100% cotton.

2

cotton pads; cotton buds

abbreviation

Abbreviation; often refers to cotton pads or cotton buds included in hotel amenity kits or toiletry sets.

アメニティセットにコットンが入はいっていた。
There were cotton pads in the amenity set.

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Usage patterns

コットン素そ材ざいの〈物もの〉an item made of cotton material
このシャツはコットン素そ材ざいで涼すずしい。
This shirt is made of cotton and feels cool.
コットンで〈物もの〉を拭ふくto wipe something with a cotton pad
コットンで化け粧しょう水すいを顔かおに馴な染じませた。
She applied the toner to her face using a cotton pad.
コットン100こっとんひゃくぱーせんと％100% cotton (fabric composition)
このタオルはコットン100％でできている。
This towel is made of 100% cotton.

Related words

綿わたN2sense 1
綿 is the native Japanese word for the raw fiber or cloth, while コットン is the loanword often used in fashion, cosmetics, and product labeling.
脱だっ脂し綿めん sense 2
脱脂綿 is the formal term for absorbent cotton wool used medically, while コットン (in its abbreviated sense) casually refers to the same cotton pads for skincare.
木綿もめんN4sense 1
木綿 refers specifically to woven cotton cloth in a more traditional, everyday context, while コットン is the trendier loanword used for the same material.
綿めんN3
コットン is the English loanword often used in fashion and product labeling, while 綿 is the native Japanese term for the same material.

Word family

コットンセット
amenity kit; cotton set
コットンペーパー
cotton paper

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'cotton'.