How to say cotton in Japanese

綿もめんmomenきわたkiwataきわたkiwata

noun:

  • cotton (material)
  • red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) きわた - usually written using kana alone パンヤの木

Example Sentences

木綿momennoミットMITTOwoつければtsukereba赤ちゃんakachanha自分jibunnokaowoひっかかなくhikkakanakuなるnaru
Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
綿menhamizuwo吸収kyuushuuするsuru
Cotton absorbs water.
綿menhamizuwo吸い込むsuikomu
Cotton absorbs water.
彼女のkanojono色褪せたiroaseta綿mennoスカートSUKAATOwoはいていたhaiteita
She was dressed in a faded cotton skirt.
彼らのkarerano主たるshutaru輸出品yushutsuhinha織物orimonoでありdeari特にtokunikinuto木綿momenであるdearu
Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.

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