麻
麻 — Hemp
hemp, flax, numb
On’yomiマ (ma)
On’yomiマア (maa)
Kun’yomiあさ (asa)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 麻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 麻 | あさ asa | cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber) |
| 麻布 | あさぬの asanuno | hemp cloth; linen |
| 大麻 | たいま taima | hemp; cannabis; marijuana |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia; anesthesia |
| 胡麻 | ごま goma | sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum) |
Study notes
麻 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1142 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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