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Kanji Detail for 麻 - "hemp, linen, numb"

麻

  • Meaning

    麻 means "hemp, linen, numb."

    1. Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes.

    2. Linen - Fabric made from plant fibers.

    3. Numb - Without feeling; paralyzed.

    4. Sesame - A plant producing seeds (when combined).

  • Words using 麻

    • 麻布 あさぬの Listen hemp cloth; linen
    • 大麻 たいま Listen hemp; cannabis; marijuana
    • 胡麻 ごま Listen sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
    • 麻雀 マージャン Listen mahjong; mah-jongg

  • Four-character idioms with 麻

    • 快刀乱麻 かいとうらんま Listen solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
    • 麻姑掻痒 まこそうよう Listen things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes

  • Tattoo check: 麻

    • Verified meaning: hemp, linen, numb
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あさ, あささき, あさじ, あさゆき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 麻

    Given names 麻(あさ)Listen 麻(あや)Listen

    Surnames 麻(あささき)Listen 麻(あさじ)Listen 麻(あさゆき)Listen 麻(たかま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hemp; flax; numb

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    hemp, flax, sesame; numb

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Cannabis. A grain-type plant. Also called 火麻. Also called 黃麻. Its flowers have separate male and female plants. Harvesting and uses differ. Males are called 牡麻. Females are called 子麻. Seeds are planted after the Spring Equinox. Flowers bloom around the Summer Solstice. Color is white with a slight blue. Very fine and small. Male hemp has five stamens. Female hemp has one pistil. Male hemp is pulled and soaked after the flowers fall. The bark is stripped off. The fibers are soft and tough. Can be woven into summer cloth. Female hemp is cut in autumn. First the seeds are collected, then it is soaked. Can also be woven into hemp cloth. However, it is rough, hard, and not white. Only used for mourning clothes, and for rice bags and such. Its seeds are also edible. In ancient times, it was one of the nine grains. | 胡麻 (sesame). That is 脂麻. Also called 油麻 (oil hemp). Square stem. Leaves are round, pointed, and glossy. White flowers bloom in autumn. Nodes form seed pods. Long ones are about an inch. Four-edged, six-edged, or seven to eight edges vary. Seeds have black and white types. Both can be pressed for oil. It is said that Han's Zhang Qian obtained the seeds from the Western Regions. Hence called 胡麻.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ma(マ) マ

    maa(マア) マア

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    asa(あさ) あさ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    麻 (asa・asakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    hemp linen numb sesame flax burlap canvas fabric fiber jute natural paralyzed plant rope sackcloth spinning textile

Sentences including 麻

  • He was put under anesthesia.

  • Do you know how to play mahjong?

  • I hear he is good at mahjong.

  • I like mahjong.

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