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Where does “麻” come from?

麻 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 麻 — hemp or ramie plant.

麻 (Japanese): hemp; flax; linen

Definitions

  1. hemp; flax; linen

Ancestry of “麻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese麻hemp or ramie plant

Words derived from “麻”

  • 麻布
  • 麻生
  • 麻笥
  • 麻物
  • 麻縄
Every word from Old Japanese 麻 →