| Man’yō Name | Asa 麻・安佐・麻（あさ） |
| Modern Name | Asa 麻 （アサ） |
| English Name | Hemp (plant) |
| Scientific Name | F. Moraceae Cannabis sativa |
| Distribution | Foreign plant introduced to Japan; gardens |
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| Notes |
The asa is one of the few plants in the Man’yōshū which has multiple Man’yō names, but which has been clearly identified as the same plant. In some of the poems listed below, different terms for the plant are used in different contexts. |
Poems (28)
asa
| MYS I: 23 MYS I: 55 MYS II: 199 MYS IV: 521 MYS IV: 543 |
MYS V: 892 MYS VII: 1195 MYS VII: 1209 MYS VII: 1265 MYS VII: 1298 |
MYS IX: 1800 MYS IX: 1807 MYS XI: 2687 MYS XIII: 3324 MYS XIV: 3454 |
MYS XIV: 3484 |
wo
| MYS VI: 928 MYS VI: 1056 |
MYS XI: 2990 MYS XII: 3049 |
MYS XIII: 3243 MYS XIII: 3272 |
MYS XIV: 3484 MYS XVI: 3791 |
so
| MYS VII: 1176 MYS XIII: 3255 |
MYS XIV: 3348 | MYS XIV: 3381 | MYS XVI: 3404 |