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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 15

麻 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

hemp; linen; numbness

On: マma マアmaa バba
Kun: あさasa しびれるshibireru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

麻11 strokes

How to write 麻: stroke order

麻 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

麻 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 麻 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 麻

The parts 麻 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

广
林
woods; grove

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 15

標 mark; sign; standardOnヒョウKunしるべ、しるし、しめ縁 connection; edgeOnエン、ネンKunふち、ゆかり、よすが壁 wall; barrierOnヘキKunかべ、がけ駆 drive; runOnクKunかける、かる、おう麻 hemp; linen; numbnessOnマ、マア、バKunあさ、しびれる甲 shell; armor; first in a sequenceOnコウ、カンKunきのえ、つめ、よろい藩 feudal domainOnハンKunまがき迫 approach; pressOnハクKunせまる、せる踏 step on; treadOnトウKunふむ、ふまえる討 attack; examineOnトウKunうつ、たずねる