Word Meaning 穂綿

ほわた howata

穂綿 is read as ほわた (howata) and means cattail cotton.

Meaning

English

  1. cattail cotton
  2. cattail fluff
  3. bulrush down

Reading

Kana

ほわた

Romaji

howata

Writing Variants

  • 穂絮 ほわた howata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138109 Priority V

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