See also: キワタ

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of きわた – see the following entry.
木綿
[noun] Bombax ceiba, a species of silk-cotton tree
[noun] cotton wool, as opposed to 真綿 (mawata, silk wadding)
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
キワタ
(This term, きわた (kiwata), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)