木綿

• 読み: もめん
• ローマ字: momen
• 漢字の分解: 木 (moku/ki) — tree, wood; 綿 (men/wata) — cotton, floss
• 発音: /mo.me.ɴ/

意味

Cotton; cotton fabric. A natural textile fibre used widely for clothing and household goods.

Refers to both the cotton plant fibre and cotton fabric. In everyday life, 木綿 often appears in the compound 木綿豆腐 (momen-doufu, firm tofu). For clothing and textiles, the loanword コットン (cotton) is also widely used. The word is read もめん in the native Japanese reading, though the kanji literally mean 'tree-silk.'

例文

1. この服は木綿でできています。
2. 木綿のタオルは肌にやさしい。
3. 木綿豆腐と絹ごし豆腐、どちらがいいですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: textiles, clothing, cooking

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 木 (moku/ki, tree) and 綿 (men/wata, cotton/silk floss). The kanji literally mean 'tree cotton,' distinguishing plant-derived cotton fibre from animal-derived silk.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal