綿 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- メン
- Kun
- わた
- Meaning
- cotton; wadding
Origin
糸 "thread" plus 帛 "silk cloth"; fine threads running on and on — hence "cotton, wadding."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| メン | 綿布・綿密・純綿 |
|---|---|
| わた | 綿・真綿 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 綿花めんか
raw cotton
- 木綿もめん
cotton (cloth)
Example
このシャツは木綿でできている。
This shirt is made of cotton.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)