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麻 means 'flax; flux'
Common readings
On
マ
Additional readings
On マア
Name あ あざ お
Notes
This essay will be totally rad, man. That is, it's about 麻, which means "hemp" and can serve as the "hemp" radical. The essay presents Japanese terms for "marijuana" and other opiates, as well as "drug addiction," "torpor," "anesthetic," and "paralysis." Oh, and there's also talk of sesame seeds and brown-nosing.
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Essay on 麻 ⇗
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See essay 1829 on 麻 (hemp; "hemp" radical) to learn about this shape. Although it doesn't serve as a radical in any Jōyō kanji besides 麻 itself, it's a component in a few Jōyō characters, enabling us to polish (磨: 1831) things gently or chafe (摩: 1830) them roughly.
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Radical Note for 麻 ⇗
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Joy o' Kanji
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 麻 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 麻 is used 155 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
マ
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マア
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noun
mahjong; mah-jongg (originally from Chinese)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms)
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あさ
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noun
1. cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant)2. hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute
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お:
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noun
old man's beard (any lichen of genus Usnea) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form)
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