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麻

hemp
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingマ、マア
Kun readingあさ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. hempRtK
    彼は五歳の時に小児麻痺にかかった。He was struck with polio when he was five.tatoeba
    彼はこの手のダーティーな手法にはすっかり麻痺していてなんの罪の意識も無かった。He was so used to that kind of back-room wheeling and dealing that he didn't feel guilty.tatoeba
  2. flax
  3. numb
  1. cannabis (Cannabis sativa)
  2. hemp (plant)
  3. hemp (fiber)

Radicals and components

Radical麻hemp
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cave · grove (林) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 637

Compound words

胡麻ごま
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
大麻たいま
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; pot; hashish
麻雀マージャン
mahjong; mah-jongg
麻布あさぬの
hemp cloth; linen
麻薬まやく
narcotic; drug; dope
麻酔ますい
anaesthesia; anesthesia
麻痺まひ
paralysis; palsy; stupor; numbness; loss of sensation
亜麻あま
flax (Linum usitatissimum)
綜麻へそ
bobbin
苧麻からむし
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
麻行まぎょう
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
麻疹はしか
measles
麻苧あさお
hemp thread
麻絲あさいと
hemp yarn
蓖麻ひま
castor oil plant
蕁麻いらくさ
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
亜麻糸あまいと
flax yarn
亜麻仁あまに
flaxseed
亜麻製あませい
flaxen
亜麻布あまぬの
linen
荏胡麻えごま
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens)
胡麻鯖ごまさば
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
胡麻油ごまあぶら
sesame oil
芝麻醤ジーマージャン
sesame paste

Additional Examples

入院患者は医者に麻酔を注射されてすぐに眠りに落ちた。
The hospital patient dropped off shortly after the doctor injected him with anesthesia.tatoeba
突然の恐怖に老婆は心臓麻痺を起こした。
Fright gave the old lady heart failure.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 麻

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