The kanji 麻: meaning, readings and stroke order

麻

Meaning: hemp, numb
On reading: マ ma
Kun reading: あさ asa
Strokes: 11
Radical: 麻 hemp, flax
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cây gai, tê dại (ma)
Japanese: あさ。しびれてかんじなくなる。
Korean: 삼, 마비되다 (마)
Chinese: 麻（植物）、麻木

Readings, words and example sentences

マ ma · on reading · less common

麻ま酔すい
anesthesia
手術の前に 麻ま酔すいをします。
Before surgery, you are given anesthesia.

あさ asa · kun reading

麻あさ
linen, hemp cloth
夏は 麻あさの服がすずしいです。
In summer, linen clothes feel cool.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.