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コットン (こっとん, kotton) Japanese meaning: cotton | Kotomora

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.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.

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'.