cotton padding; wadding
Refers to the cotton filling itself, often used in traditional clothing like 綿入れ半天 or 綿入れ羽織.
This futon is warm because it has plenty of cotton padding.
padded garment; wadded clothes
A garment with cotton padding, such as a winter kimono or jacket. Often used in compound names like 綿入れ半天.
My grandmother wears a padded garment during the winter.
Standard kanji spelling for a cotton-padded garment or the padding itself.
Compound of 綿 (わた, 'cotton') + 入れ (いれ, 'putting in'), literally 'cotton-inserting'. The noun refers to the act of padding with cotton, the padding itself, or a garment so padded.