綿(わた)

わた
noun
cotton; stuffing
1. cotton
The fluffy fiber from the cotton plant, or cotton as a material.
このシャツは綿(わた)100%です。
This shirt is 100% cotton.
綿(わた)は肌(はだ)に優(やさ)しい素材(そざい)だ。
Cotton is a material that is gentle on the skin.
この地方(ちほう)では綿(わた)の栽培(さいばい)が盛(さか)んだ。
Cotton cultivation is thriving in this region.
2. stuffing; wadding
Soft material used to fill cushions, quilts, stuffed toys, etc.
枕(まくら)の綿(わた)がへたってきた。
The stuffing in the pillow has gone flat.
綿(わた)を詰(つ)める
to stuff with cotton/wadding
Common collocation
ぬいぐるみに綿(わた)を入(い)れる。
I stuff cotton into the plush toy.

綿(わた) refers to both the raw cotton fiber and the processed material used as stuffing.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 綿(わた)100% (100% cotton - for clothing labels)
  • 綿(わた)を詰(つ)める (to stuff with cotton)
  • 綿(わた)を入(い)れる (to put cotton filling in)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 木綿(もめん) is another reading for cotton fabric/cloth
  • コットン is used mainly in fashion/cosmetics contexts
  • 脱脂綿(だっしめん) is absorbent cotton (medical cotton)

Related Words

Related: 木綿(もめん) (cotton fabric)
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Added 2026.1.13 12:14 · Revised 2026.2.19 23:52
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