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麻

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 976 / 2,608

Hemp

On’yomi
ま
Kun’yomi
あさ
Radical
麻 Hemp (Kangxi 200)

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

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

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;hempN1
麻痺 まひ paralysis;palsy;numbness;stuporN1
麻酔 ますい anaesthesiaN1

麻 is rank 976 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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