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棉 Kanji meaning "cotton"

Jiten frequency #4642Kanken Level 準1RTK12 strokes

Meanings

cotton

On'yomi

メン

Kun'yomi

わた

Composed of

木treeradical
帛cloth

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

棉(めん)花(か)raw cotton#259104棉(めん)cotton#310920棉(めん)実(じつ)油(ゆ)cottonseed oil#393682印(いん)棉(めん)Indian cotton (raw)#463992棉(めん)実(じつ)cottonseed#463992

Most common words using this kanji

棉(わた)cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)#201536木(き)棉(わた)cotton (material)#225888棉(めん)花(か)raw cotton#259104棉(めん)cotton#310920棉(めん)実(じつ)油(ゆ)cottonseed oil#393682棉引(わたびき)Watabiki#463992棉(めん)実(じつ)cottonseed#463992棉(わた)Wata#463992印(いん)棉(めん)Indian cotton (raw)#463992
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