| 725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 818 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 798 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 854 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3566 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 822 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2538 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1251 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 881 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1379 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27592 | Morohashi |
| 1373 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1367 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1467 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 803 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綿 【メン】 cotton
- 綿密 【メンミツ】 minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough
- 石灰海綿 【セッカイカイメン】 calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)
- 六放海綿 【ロッポウカイメン】 hexactinellid sponge, glass sponge (any sponge of class Hexactinellida)
Kun reading compounds
- 綿 【わた】 cotton plant (Gossypium spp.), batting, wadding, padding
- 海神 【かいじん】 sea god, Poseidon, Neptune, sea, ocean
- 結い綿 【ゆいわた】 traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women
- 中綿 【なかわた】 padding (clothing or bedding), insulation, cotton wadding, stuffing (furniture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- algodón
- prolongado
- minucioso
Portuguese
- Algodão
French
- coton
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2692.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dbf | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
| 987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14929 | Morohashi |
| 983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4595.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d2 | Unicode hex code |