Hemp; a plant (Cannabis species) grown for its fibers or oil and the fiber products made from it.
この布は大麻でできている。
This cloth is made of hemp.
古代から大麻は縄や衣類の材料として使われてきた。
Hemp has been used since ancient times as material for ropes and clothing.
大麻草は繊維用や油用に栽培されることがある。
Cannabis plants are sometimes cultivated for fiber or oil.
Cannabis (marijuana, hashish) with psychoactive effects; often discussed in legal and medical contexts.
若者の間で大麻の乱用が問題になっている。
Abuse of cannabis among young people has become a problem.
その国では大麻の所持・使用が違法だ。
In that country, possession and use of cannabis are illegal.
最近、一部の州では大麻が医療用や嗜好用に合法化されている。
Recently, some states have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use.
In Shinto practice, paper offerings or ornaments used in rituals (historically read as 'ooasa'); a ritual object.
神社の祭りで大麻を供えて祈りを捧げた。
At the shrine festival they offered a paper hemp (大麻) and prayed.
古い文献では『おおあさ』と書かれている例がある。
There are examples in old documents where it is written as 'ooasa'.