木綿

もめん · also きわた、ゆう

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba); string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers

JLPT N4 common word Also written 木棉

Meaning

n
cotton (material)
n
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
n archaic
string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers

Example sentences

木綿のミットをつければ赤ちゃんは自分の顔をひっかかなくなる。

Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
彼らの主たる輸出品は織物であり、特に絹と木綿である。

Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.
私は木綿のシャツを２枚買った。

I bought two cotton shirts.