Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
綿
わた
Grade: 5
ぬき
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Unclear. Homophonous with 綿抜き (watanuki, getting out of quilted clothing → changing into summer clothing), and with 腸抜き (watanuki, the act of gutting fish or poultry; gutted fish or poultry).

The kanji used may be an example of ateji.

Proper noun edit

綿(わた)(ぬき) (Watanuki

  1. a surname