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Kanji for Cotton
The kanji for “cotton” is 綿, read men and written in 14 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
cotton
Fluffy, natural cotton that softly wraps and comforts others with gentle warmth.
Wata (綿), Japanese cotton, was historically hand-spun into durable indigo-dyed Kasuri fabrics by rural farming communities.
14 strokes On reading メン (men) Kun reading わた (wata) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: cotton
Readings used for names on Nazuke: men, wata
Names written with 綿: Carmen 夏瑠綿 · Clemens 紅綿寿 · Clementine 紅綿大
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