綿めん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

cotton

Refers to the plant, the fiber, or cotton fabric.

このシャツは綿めん100%です。
This shirt is 100% cotton.

綿めんの栽さい培ばいには暖あたたかい気き候こうが必ひつ要ようだ。

Cotton cultivation requires a warm climate.

Usage patterns

綿めんの〈物もの〉a cotton ~ (item made of cotton)
彼かれは綿めんのシャツを着きている。
He is wearing a cotton shirt.
〈物もの〉は綿めんでできているsomething is made of cotton
このタオルは綿めんでできている。
This towel is made of cotton.
綿めんを摘つむto pick cotton
農のう家かの人ひとたちは秋あきになると綿めんを摘つむ。
The farmers pick cotton when autumn comes.

Kanji

綿cotton
棉cotton

Related words

木綿もめんN4
木綿 refers specifically to woven cotton cloth, whereas 綿 can mean the raw fiber, the plant, or the fabric.
コットンN1
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.

Opposites

化か繊せんN1
化繊 is synthetic fiber, contrasted with 綿, which is a natural plant-based fiber.
ウールN3
綿 is cotton, a plant-based fiber commonly contrasted with ウール, the animal-based wool fiber, when choosing clothing materials.

Word family· 48

綿めん密みつ
minute; detailed; thorough; scrupulous
木綿もめんN4
cotton (material) · red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
綿めん棒ぼう
cotton swab; Q-tip
海かい綿めん
sponge

Written forms

綿めんUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for cotton.
棉めんUsage3%
Alternate kanji form; less common than 綿.

Etymology

The kanji 綿 is a phono-semantic compound: 糸 (thread) + 帛 (silk), originally referring to silk floss, later extended to cotton. The reading めん is the on'yomi.

連れん綿めん

unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

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綿めん花か
raw cotton; cotton wool
綿めん糸し
cotton yarn; cotton thread
脱だっ脂し綿めん
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
綿めん布ぷ
cotton cloth; cotton fabric
原げん綿めん
raw cotton
岩がん綿めん
rock wool; mineral wool
火か綿めん
colloxylin; pyroxylin
米べい綿めん
American cotton
純じゅん綿めん
pure cotton; all-cotton
綿めん々めん
unbroken; endless; continuous
綿めん作さく
cotton production; cotton cultivation
綿めん実じつ
cottonseed
綿めん服ぷく
cotton garment; cotton clothes
綿めん混こん
cotton blend

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