# 麻 — Hemp

Frequency rank 976 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 柄 (Pattern), less common than 雄 (Male).

- On’yomi: ま
- Kun’yomi: あさ
- Radical: 麻 Hemp (Kangxi 200)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A canopy stretches over flowers below — under a broad canopy, tall flowering plants dry and become hemp fiber.

In words:

- 麻 あさ — flax;linen;hemp
- 麻痺 まひ — paralysis;palsy;numbness;stupor
- 麻酔 ますい — anaesthesia

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