木綿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 木綿 is read as もめん and is a noun for cotton or cotton cloth used to make fabric and clothing.
• Basic usage: Material appears in 木綿の布, while composition appears in 木綿でできている.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Material and cloth
  • It can denote cotton as a material or cloth woven from that material.
• Material marker で
  • In 木綿でできている, で identifies cotton as the material from which something is made.