Vocabulary

What does 木綿 (もめん, momen) mean?

木綿 (もめん, momen) means cotton (fabric).

Quick facts
Readingもめん
Romajimomen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
もめん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmomen

cotton (fabric)

  1. 1noun cotton (material)
  2. 2noun red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

Example sentences

  • In summer, cotton shirts are cool.

  • This shirt is made of cotton.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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