綿棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
綿	棒
めん Grade: 5	ぼう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

綿 (men, “cotton”) +‎ 棒 (bō, “stick”)

Pronunciation

• Homophones: 麺棒, 麪棒

Noun

綿(めん)棒(ぼう) • (menbō) ^{←めんばう (menbau)?}

1. a cotton swab

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Korean

Hanja in this term
綿	棒

Noun

綿棒 • (myeonbong or McCune-Reischauer: myŏnbong or Yale: myenpong) (hangeul 면봉)

1. hanja form^? of 면봉 (“cotton swab”)