綿

14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

cotton

Kun'yomi
  • cotton plant (Gossypium spp.) ②batting
On'yomi
  • cotton
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

メン 67.1%
わた 32.9%

Character Breakdown

cotton
メン わた う (5th, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
cloth
ハク きぬ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

cotton (material) ②red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
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References

Unicode hex code 7DBF
JIS X 0208 1-44-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3566
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4531
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1373
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1736
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 929
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1254
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1367
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1467
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 854
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2538
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27592
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 798
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1191
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1251
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 725
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 822
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 818
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 803
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 881
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1544
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1379
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a8.8
Four corner code 2692.7
De Roo Code 2744