Memory phrase for the Kanji: 綿

綿

Kanji-Trainer

Meaning

cotton

Pronunciation

MEN
wata

Explanation

Left: thread/fibers , right: 帛 (= white cloth/fabric )

Mnemonic

The threads of the white cloths are: cotton.

Radicals

thread
whiteThe sun and a sun beam makes everything appear white.
cloth, width [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
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Vocabulary

 綿  わた  cotton, padding
 綿布  めんぷ  cotton cloth, cotton material
 綿雲  わたぐも  fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
 木綿  もめん  cotton
 綿  めん  cotton, padding


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