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綿

綿 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「緜」の異体字。緜#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cotton

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • メンElem.
Kun (native)
  • わたElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • う
Other languages
  • 拼音mian2
  • 한글myeon
  • Hán-ViệtMiên

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7DBF

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸帛

Words using this kanji

  • 綿わた(めん) 木綿。もめんわた。 (わた) アオイ科ワタ属の植物の総称。木綿。草綿。秋の季語。cotton plant (Gossypium spp.), batting, wadding, padding
  • 綿密めんみつ細やかで細部まで行き届いていること。落ちがないこと。minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous
  • 綿布めんぷ木綿の糸で織った布。cotton cloth, cotton material
  • 綿めん(めん) 木綿。もめんわた。 (わた) アオイ科ワタ属の植物の総称。木綿。草綿。秋の季語。cotton
  • 綿花めんかワタ（植物）の種子を包む白っぽい繊維。raw cotton, cotton wool
  • 綿糸めんし綿花から作られた糸。cotton yarn, cotton thread
  • 綿棒めんぼう細い棒の両端または片側の端に脱脂綿を丸くまたはほぼ楕円形に巻き付けたもの。cotton swab
  • 綿飴わたあめ綿菓子のこと。cotton candy, fairy floss, candy floss
  • 綿弓わたゆみ繰り綿を打って柔らかくする弓形の道具。tool for willowing cotton
  • 綿毛わたげ綿のようにふわふわして柔らかい毛。 加工していない綿の毛。down, fuzz, fluff
  • 綿油わたあぶらcottonseed oil
  • 綿雪わたゆき牡丹雪より小さい綿をちぎったような大きな雪片の雪。large snowflakes
  • 綿雲わたぐもfleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
  • 綿々めんめんunbroken, endless, continuous
  • 綿実めんじつcottonseed
  • 綿紡めんぼうcotton spinning
  • 綿蛮めんばんchirping of a small bird
  • 綿羽めんうひなの羽や水鳥などの下羽で、綿状でふわふわしているもの。plumule, down feather
  • 綿作めんさくcotton production
  • 綿衣わたぎぬgarment padded with cotton

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-8
Four Corner
2692.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a8.8
Heisig
1467
Nelson
3566