Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: hemp, flax, numb

Kunyomi: あさ

Onyomi: マア

Composition: 广

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hemp, flax

Examples

Onyomi Examples

アサヌノ hemp cloth, linen

マスイ anaesthesia, anesthesia

タイマ hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings

ゴマ sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)

マージャン mahjong, mah-jongg

Kunyomi Examples

あさ cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute

あさぬの hemp cloth, linen

たいま hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings

きぬあさ thin linen polished to appear like silk