N3Noun

🧱Materials & Substances

綿めん

men

cotton (used in compounds; e.g. 綿製[めんせい] = cotton-made)

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Example sentence

綿は水を吸収する。

Cotton absorbs water.

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Kanji in 綿

Sentences with 綿

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
木綿	N4	もめん	もめんcotton
綿	N3	わた	わたcotton

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