12 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

cotton

Kun'yomi
  • cotton plant (Gossypium spp.) ②batting
On'yomi
  • cotton

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わた 85.0%
メン 15.0%

Character Breakdown

cotton
わた メン (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
cloth
ハク きぬ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

Indian cotton (raw)
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References

Unicode hex code 68C9
JIS X 0208 1-44-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2295
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2741
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 988
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1244
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2512
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2572
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 539
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14919
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a8.18
Four corner code 4692.7