Chinese

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water; river
cotton; incessant; soft
cotton; incessant; soft; downy
 
trad. (水綿) 綿
simp. (水绵)
 
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Noun

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水綿

  1. spirogyra

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
綿
あおみどろ
Grade: 1 Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
青味泥
 アオミドロ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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水綿(あおみどろ) or 水綿(アオミドロ) (aomidoroあをみどろ (awomidoro) or アヲミドロ (awomidoro)?

  1. spirogyra

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
綿
みず
Grade: 1
わた
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

From (みず) (mizu) + 綿(わた) (wata).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(みず)綿(わた) (mizuwataみづわた (miduwata)?

  1. sponge
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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 水綿 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)