綿 |
1. n. cotton (both the fiber and the cloth) | |
2. n. Usage: As a standalone noun, the term 木綿 is used more often. This is especially true in speech, to avoid ambiguity with the various homophones, such as 面 or 麺. | |
3. n. the cotton plant | |
4. n. raw cotton | |
5. n. batting or stuffing | |
6. n. the albedo of a citrus; or the pith/placenta of a pepper | |
(synonyms, ja, アルベド, tr1=arubedo, t1=albedo) | |
7. n. (metaphor) the state of being exhausted or extremely tired (likely from the hard work required to pick cotton) | |
綿のように疲れた - to be as tired as cotton → to be exhausted | |