綿棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
綿
めん
Grade: 5
ぼう
Grade: 6
goon

Etymology

綿 (men, cotton) +‎ (, stick)

Pronunciation

Noun

綿(めん)(ぼう) • (menbōめんばう (menbau)? (counter )

  1. a cotton swab

Derived terms

  • 綿(めん)(ぼう)(かん)(ちょう) (menbō kanchō)

References

  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

Korean

Hanja in this term
綿

Noun

綿棒 • (myeonbong or McCune-Reischauer: myŏnbong or Yale: myenpong) (hangeul 면봉)

  1. hanja form? of 면봉 (cotton swab)