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麻 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「麻」

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準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「麻」
On
マ・マアま・まあ · ma · mā
Kun
あさasa
Meaning
hemp; numb

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From plants stripped for fibre — hemp; also numbness.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onマまma麻薬まやく麻酔ますい亜麻あま
Kunあさasa麻あさ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 麻布まふ

    hemp cloth

  • 麻酔ますい

    anaesthesia

More words with this kanji

  • 荏胡麻えごま
  • 麻雀牌マージャンパイ
  • 苧麻ちょま
  • 麻痹まひ
  • 麻痺まひ
  • 蓖麻ひま

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

手術(しゅじゅつ)で麻酔(ますい)を使(つか)った。

Anaesthesia was used in the surgery.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

麻布麻酔麻布cloth酔get dr…麼tiny麾a comm…麿maro摩rub磨polish茉used…痲numbne…嘛lama …
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Compound

Radical

Map of radical 麻Map of reading マAll maps

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