綿棒

Japanese

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

Etymology

綿 (men, “cotton”) +‎ 棒 (bō, “stick”)

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. a cotton swab

Derived terms

  • 綿(めん)棒(ぼう)浣(かん)腸(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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
綿棒

Noun

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

  1. Hanja form? of 면봉 (“cotton swab”).
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