The kanji character 綿 represents "cotton" or "cotton wool." It refers to the soft, fluffy fibers that grow on cotton plants and are used to make textiles. The character can also figuratively represent something soft, fluffy, or light.

・On-yomi (音読み): メン(men) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): わた(wata)

⚫︎ 綿(めん)の服(ふく) Translation: Cotton clothes ⚫︎ 綿(わた)入(い)りの布団(ふとん) Translation: Cotton-padded futon (Japanese bedding) ⚫︎ 脱脂綿(だっしめん) Translation: Absorbent cotton

The kanji 綿 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is the radical 糸 (いと), meaning "thread" or "silk", indicating the character's association with textiles. The right side is 面 (めん) which is used here to represent the sound (phonetic component) and also hints at the soft, surface quality of cotton. This construction logically links the thread-like quality of the material with its soft, surface-like appearance.