綿

めん

cotton

Also:batting

What does 綿 mean?

綿 is a Japanese noun meaning cotton in English. It can also be translated as batting depending on context. It is written as 綿 in kanji, めん in hiragana, and men in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

我々は綿の代わりにピーナッツを植えた。

We planted peanuts instead of cotton.

茶碗を投げれば綿にて受けよ。

A soft answer is a specific cure of anger.