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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

綿

Readings

Kana: メン、わた
Romaji: men, wata
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: u
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Meaning

cotton

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1495
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-6-8
Korean Reading:  myeon
Chinese Reading:  mian2
Unicode:  7dbf
JIS:  4C4A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1373
Nelson Index: 3566
New Nelson Index: 4531
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a8.8
Four Corner Index: 2692.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 798
Gakken Index: 854
Japanese Names Index: 2538
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27592
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1109
Remembering the kanji Index: 1367
Kanji Flashcards Index: 822
Kodansha Compact Index: 1544
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 818
Kanji in Context Index: 881
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 929
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1254
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1379
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1467
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1736
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2744
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 725
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 803

Words

綿 (めん)
cotton
木綿 (もめん、きわた)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
綿密 (めんみつ)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
石綿 (いしわた、せきめん)
asbestos
連綿 (れんめん)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
綿 (わた)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
綿花 (めんか)
raw cotton; cotton wool
綿抜き (わたぬき)
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
海綿 (かいめん、うみわた)
sponge
木綿 (ゆう)
string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers
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