Keyword
hemp
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig637
Readings
(60%)
あさ
(30%)
(8%)
Composed of
house on a cliff
a bunch of trees
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a house on a cliff overlooking a bunch of trees. Wait... those are not trees... that's hemp! The bastard who lives in that house is planting cannabis!

(In case you didn't know the word "trees" is actually a slang term for cannabis.)

Used in kanji (10 in total)
demon
polish
grind against
flutter
beckon to
person with shaved eyebrows
be inflamed
???
interrogative final particle
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Used in vocabulary (227 in total)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
narcotic; drug; dope
Examples (40 in total)
She is paralyzed in both legs.
Your daughter's on drugs.
A number of countries have strict laws against drugs.