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漢字Kanji

麻: hemp, flax

Also: numb

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

广 and 林 are drawn in

11 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

マma · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 麻薬まやく
  • 大麻たいまhemp
  • 麻酔ますいanaesthesia; anesthesia
  • 胡麻ごまsesame seeds

あさasa · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 麻あさcannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant)
  • 麻布あさぬのhemp cloth; linen

Also read マア, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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广

Also built on slant roof (广)

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林

Also built on grove (林)

麻 gives its sound to

The family reading is マ (ma). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read マ

5 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
麻 hemp · 广
vs彬 refined · 杉
麻 has 广 where 彬 has 杉.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · má

Same form: 麻 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
麻 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
麻 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin má most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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