木綿

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木	綿
き Grade: 1	わた Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of 木 (ki, “tree”) +‎ 綿 (wata, “batting”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) き​わた [kíꜜwàtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɰᵝa̠ta̠]

Noun

木(き)綿(わた) • (kiwata) 

1. Bombax ceiba, a species of silk-cotton tree

   Synonym: パンヤの木 (pan'ya no ki)

2. cotton wool, as opposed to 真綿 (mawata, “silk wadding”)

   Synonym: 綿花 (menka)

Proper noun

木(き)綿(わた) • (Kiwata) 

1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木	綿
もく > も Grade: 1	めん Grade: 5
on’yomi

/mokumen/ → */momːen/ → /momen/

Alteration of mokumen, itself derived from Middle Chinese elements 木 (moku, “tree”) + 綿 (men, “cotton”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) もめん [mòméń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞mẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

木(も)綿(めん) • (momen) 

1. cotton (fibre extracted from cotton seeds)

   Synonyms: コットン (kotton), 綿 (men)

2. Short for 木綿糸 (momen ito): cotton thread
3. Short for 木綿織り (momen-ori): an object woven from cotton

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 木綿(もめん)糸(いと) (momen ito)
• 木綿(もめん)織(おり), 木綿(もめん)織(お)り (momen ori)
• 木綿(もめん)紙(がみ) (momen-gami)
• 木綿(もめん)縮(ちぢみ) (momen chijimi)
• 木綿(もめん)蔓(づる) (momen-zuru)
• 木綿(もめん)豆腐(どうふ) (momen-dōfu)
• 木綿(もめん)錦(にしき) (momen nishiki)
• 木綿(もめん)幅(はば) (momen haba)
• 木綿(もめん)針(ばり) (momen-bari)
• 木綿(もめん)綿(わた) (momen wata)
• 伊勢(いせ)木綿(もめん) (Ise momen)
• 岩(いわ)槻(つき)木綿(もめん) (Iwatsuki momen)
• 鬱金(うこん)木綿(もめん) (ukon momen, “cotton dyed with turmeric”)
• 漆(うるし)木綿(もめん) (urushi momen)
• 上総(かずさ)木綿(もめん) (Kazusa momen)
• ガス木綿(もめん) (gasu momen)
• 河内(かわち)木綿(もめん) (Kawachi momen)
• 生(き)木綿(もめん) (kimomen)
• 勝間(こつま)木綿(もめん) (Kotsuma momen)
• 晒(さら)し木綿(もめん) (sarashi momen)
• 絞(しぼ)り木綿(もめん) (shibori momen)
• 尺一(しゃくいち)木綿(もめん) (shakuichi momen)
• 尺三(しゃくさん)木綿(もめん) (shakusan momen)
• 白(しろ)木綿(もめん) (shiro-momen)
• 千(ち)草(ぐさ)木綿(もめん) (chigusa momen)
• 知多(ちた)木綿(もめん) (Chita momen)
• 天竺(てんじく)木綿(もめん) (Tenjiku momen, “thickly woven cotton sheeting”)
• 唐(とう)木綿(もめん) (tō-momen)
• 南京(なんきん)木綿(もめん) (Nankin momen)
• 花色(はないろ)木綿(もめん) (hanairo momen)
• 解(ほつ)し木綿(もめん) (hotsushi momen)
• 帆(ほ)木綿(もめん) (homomen, “cotton canvas”)
• 巻(まき)木綿(もめん), 巻(ま)き木綿(もめん) (maki momen)
• 松坂(まつさか)木綿(もめん) (Matsusaka momen)
• 真岡(もおか)木綿(もめん) (Mōka momen)
• 三河(みかわ)木綿(もめん) (Mikawa momen)
• 結(ゆう)城(き)木綿(もめん) (Yuuki momen)

Proper noun

木(も)綿(めん) • (Momen) 

1. a female given name
2. A surname​.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
木	綿
ゆう
Grade: 1	Grade: 5
Irregular

/jupu/ → /jufu/ → */juwu/ → /juː/

From Old Japanese.

Possibly from the verb 結う (yuu, “to tie up”), from the way such strings are used to tie sakaki branches in Shinto rituals. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Compare the development of 夕 (yū, “evening”).

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), likely from the similar texture and consistency of cotton.

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ゆ​う [yúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

木綿(ゆう) • (yuu) ^{←ゆふ (yufu)?}

1. string made from the fibres of a paper mulberry bark

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 木綿(ゆう)鹿毛(かげ) (yuu kage)
• 木綿(ゆう)鬘(かずら) (yuu kazura)
• 木綿(ゆう)肩衣(かたぎぬ) (yuu kataginu)
• 木綿(ゆう)四手(しで), 木綿(ゆう)垂(しで) (yuu shide)
• 木綿(ゆう)襷(だすき) (yuu-dasuki)
• 木綿(ゆう)畳(だたみ) (yuu-datami)
• 木綿(ゆう)付(つ)け鳥(どり) (yuu-tsuke-dori), 木綿(ゆう)付(つ)け (yuu-tsuke)
• 木綿(ゆう)裹(づつ)み (yuu-zutsumi)
• 木綿(ゆう)花(はな) (yuu hana)
• 虚木(うつ)綿(ゆう)の (utsuyuu no, pillow word)
• 白(しら)木綿(ゆう) (shirayuu)
• 染(そ)め木綿(ゆう) (someyuu), 染(し)め木綿(ゆう) (shimeyuu)
• 浜(はま)木綿(ゆう) (hamayuu)
• 真麻(まそ)木綿(ゆう) (masoyuu)
• 真(ま)木綿(ゆう) (mayuu)
• 短(みじか)木綿(ゆう) (mijikayuu)

See also

• 楮(コウゾ) (kōzo, “paper mulberry tree”)

Proper noun

木綿(ゆう) • (Yuu) ^{←ゆふ (yufu)?}

1. a female given name

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Korean

Hanja in this term
木	綿

Noun

木綿 • (mongmyeon) (hangeul 목면)

1. Hanja form^? of 목면 (“cotton”).