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綿 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 綿 意味

cotton

綿 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

わた wata

KUNYOMI 訓読み

メン men

Examples

茶碗を投げれば綿にて受けよ。A soft answer is a specific cure of anger.
我々は綿の代わりにピーナッツを植えた。We planted peanuts instead of cotton.
この綿のシャツは洗濯がよく効く。This cotton shirt washes well.
綿は水を吸い込む。Cotton sucks up water.
黒人は綿畑での労働を強制された。Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.
この綿の靴下は洗濯がきく。These cotton socks bear washing well.
上質の綿でできています。It’s made of fine cotton.
彼はウールと綿の区別がつかない。He cannot tell wool from cotton.
彼女は色褪せた綿のスカートをはいていた。She was dressed in a faded cotton skirt.
我々はその畑に今年は綿を植え付けるつもりだ。We will crop the field with cotton this year.

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