麻 = 广 + 林

麻 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hemp”. It is built from 广 (cave) and 林 (grove). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 637. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: hemp
RTK frame: 637
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): マ, マア
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あさ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: конопля
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 麻 hemp

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 麻

How to find 麻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cave” + “grove”. 麻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 麻 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.