麻

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/麻

Glyph origin

 * a representation of hemp leaves.

Etymology
Etymology not clear, however PKS *Ɂŋra¹ ‘sesame’ looks remotely similar to OC.

Definitions

 * 1) general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.
 * 2) hemp fibre; linen
 * 3)  hemp band worn on the head or waist by a mourner
 * 4) mourning garment; mourning apparel
 * 5)  imperial edict
 * 6) sesame
 * 7) numerous; chaotic
 * 8) coarse; rough
 * 9) spotty; pitted
 * 10) pockmark; pock
 * 11) numb; senseless
 * 12)  having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
 * 13)  tipsy
 * 1) sesame
 * 2) numerous; chaotic
 * 3) coarse; rough
 * 4) spotty; pitted
 * 5) pockmark; pock
 * 6) numb; senseless
 * 7)  having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
 * 8)  tipsy
 * 1) numb; senseless
 * 2)  having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
 * 3)  tipsy
 * 1)  having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
 * 2)  tipsy
 * 1)  having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
 * 2)  tipsy
 * 1)  tipsy
 * 1)  tipsy
 * 1)  tipsy

Compounds

 * : Azabu, an area in Minato ward, Tokyo
 * : mahjong
 * , : measles
 * : anesthesia
 * : paralysis
 * : drug
 * : marijuana
 * : sesame

Etymology 1
From.

Likely cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) hemp
 * 2) * c. 800: Shibunritsu Ongi (page 47)
 * "ja"

- 麻衣 阿佐衣


 * 1) flax
 * 2) linen

Etymology 2
→

From 麻 (wo).

Noun

 * 1) the hemp or ramie plant
 * 2) thread or yarn made from fibers derived from the bark of hemp or ramie stems

Etymology 3
Possibly from an altered pronunciation of asa.

Noun

 * 1) hemp

Usage notes
Most often found in compounds.

Etymology 4
From.

Noun

 * 1) hemp (plant)
 * 2) the bark of the hemp plant
 * 3) thread, yarn, or cloth made from the hemp fiber, used in the past for mourning clothes in China