JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 35

綿 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

cotton

On
メンmen ベンben
Kun
わたwata つらなるtsuranaru
Special
もめんmomen

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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綿14 strokes

How to write 綿: stroke order

綿 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

綿 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 綿 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 綿

The parts 綿 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 糸

    thread

    Radical

  • 帛

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 35