# 麻 mah jongg / ganja

(cave) + 木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA JERK STRONG
(literally this means "hemp" but 90% of the time, you'll see it on the store-fronts of ma jongg parlors!)

The former Japanese Prime Minister's name (Aso) is 麻生, which literally means, 'hemp life.'

## Onyomi

MA |

## Mnemonic

| Two trees stand in a cave playing MAH jongg.

## Jukugo

麻雀(マージャン) | mah jongg ★★☆☆☆
麻酔(ますい) | anesthesia ★☆☆☆☆ 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) + 酔 (drunk) = 麻酔 (anesthesia)
大麻(たいま) | hemp ☆☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) = 大麻 (hemp)

## Used In

- 摩
- 魔