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麻 means 'flax' or 'flux'
Common readings
On
マ
Additional readings
On マア
Name あ あざ お
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 麻 - click the badge to download
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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Most useful words by reading
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).
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マ
: 129 words
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noun, 'no' adjective
anaesthesia; anesthesia(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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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, examples and links)
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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, examples and links)
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