Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
hemp, flax
Parts:
广
Variants:
hemp, flax, numb
Kun:
あさ
On:
マア
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
  • 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
  • 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
  • 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg

Kun reading compounds

  • 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
  • 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
  • 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あざ、 お
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ma2, ma1
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • cáñamo
  • lino
  • entumecerse

Portuguese

  • cânhamo
  • linho

French

  • chanvre
  • lin
1829 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1118 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5390 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1480 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1924 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1508 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1529 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1630 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1414 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1938 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3878 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1995 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2694 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
600 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47888 Morohashi
3125 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7040 New Nelson (John Haig)
593 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
637 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1502 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
564 2001 Kanji
3q8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-8 SKIP code
0029.4 Four corner code
1-43-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ebb Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 姑息 【コソク】 underhanded, unfair, makeshift, stopgap
  • 姑洗 【コセン】 (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp), third lunar month
  • 芸妓 【ゲイギ】 geisha
  • 外姑 【ガイコ】 mother-in-law (of the husband)

Kun reading compounds

  • 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
  • 嫁姑 【よめしゅうとめ】 daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
  • 姑 【しゅうとめ】 mother-in-law
  • 暫く 【しばらく】 for a moment, for a minute, for a while, for some time, for the time being, for now, it's been a long time, long time no see

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • suegra
  • de momento
  • por ahora

Portuguese

French

1201 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
332 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6174 Morohashi
1194 New Nelson (John Haig)
2205 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2317 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3e5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
4446.0 Four corner code
1-24-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59d1 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 掻器 【ソウキ】 (stone) scraper
  • 掻爬 【ソウハ】 curettage

Kun reading compounds

  • 掻く 【かく】 to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sao1
Korean:
so

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1980 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
619 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12477X Morohashi
2175 New Nelson (John Haig)
2252 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2356 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c10.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5703.6 Four corner code
1-33-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63bb Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 痒疹 【ヨウシン】 rash that accompanies a severe itch, prurigo
  • 掻痒 【ソウヨウ】 itch, itching
  • 麻姑掻痒 【マコソウヨウ】 things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes

Kun reading compounds

  • 痒がる 【かゆがる】 to complain of itching, to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.), to feel itchy, to have an itch (or rash, etc.), to itch
  • 痒い 【かゆい】 itchy
  • かゆいところに手が届く 【かゆいところにてがとどく】 to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yang3
Korean:
yang

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3044 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
22163 Morohashi
3802 New Nelson (John Haig)
2572 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2622 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5i6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-6 SKIP code
0015.1 Four corner code
1-65-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75d2 Unicode hex code