麻

hemp, flax, numb

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ママア

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あさ

Nanori (名乗り)

ああざお

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1142

Vocabulary

マ

Word	Reading	Meaning
大麻	タイマ	hemp; cannabis; marijuana; pot; hashish; Shinto paper offerings
麻布	マフ	hemp cloth; linen
麻薬	マヤク	narcotic; drug; dope
麻酔	マスイ	anaesthesia; anesthesia
麻痺	マヒ	paralysis; palsy; stupor; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis; inability to take action

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
胡麻化す	ごまかす	to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; to embezzle; to pocket
大麻	おおあさ	hemp; cannabis; marijuana; pot; hashish; Shinto paper offerings
麻	あさ	cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute
麻	お	cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute
麻雀	マージャン	mahjong; mah-jongg

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

goodwill, article, section, friendship, collusion

pearl, gem, jewel

particularly, especially, exceptionally

bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice