麻 — kanji meaning “hemp”
麻
hemp, flax, numb
- Meanings
- hemp, flax, numb
- On'yomi
- マ (ma)、マア (maa)
- Kun'yomi
- あさ
- Name readings
- あ、あざ、お
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1142 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 200
- Chinese reading
- má, mā — Chinese character page
Words with 麻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia; anesthesia |
| 大麻 | たいま taima | hemp |
| 麻痺 | まひ mahi | paralysis; palsy; stupor |
| 麻布 | あさぬの asanuno | hemp cloth; linen |
| 麻雀 | マージャン maajan | mahjong; mah-jongg |
| 胡麻 | ごま goma | sesame seeds |
| 麻衣 | あさごろも asagoromo | linen robe |
| 麻疹 | はしか hashika | measles |
| 麻疹 | ましん mashin | measles |
| 蕁麻疹 | じんましん jinmashin | hives; nettle rash; urticaria |
| 亜麻 | あま ama | flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed |
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