もめん・木綿・木棉momen[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncotton (material)
   このブラウスは木綿もめん製せいです。↗

   This blouse is cotton.
2. nounred silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

• Synonym綿めんNeutralRefers to cotton itself and mostly appears in compounds such as 「綿 100%」 and 「綿花」; when used alone it is read 「めん」.
• SynonymコットンNeutralA loanword covering cotton and cosmetic cotton items like 「コットンパフ」; mostly used for products and merchandise.
• Synonym綿布めんぷWrittenA written/formal term for cotton cloth, used mainly in the textile industry; in everyday speech say 「木綿」.
• Related綿織物めんおりものWrittenA written/formal term for cotton textiles, as in 「綿織物の産地」; it stresses fabric that has been woven.

For cotton or cotton cloth, 「木綿」 is the default. Use 「綿」 on labels and in compounds, 「コットン」 for products and cosmetics, and 「綿織物」 or 「綿布」 in written or textile-industry contexts.

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1. わた（植物しょくぶつ）の種子しゅしのまわりに付ついている柔やわらかな綿毛わたげの繊維せんい。
2. 「木綿もめん糸いと」のこと。
3. 「木綿もめん織おり」のこと。
4. 「木綿豆腐もめんどうふ」のこと。