大麻

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 大麻 is read たいま.
• Basic usage: Depending on context, it refers either to hemp used as a fiber material or to marijuana.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fiber-material context
  • 繊維に利用された大麻 refers to hemp that was used for fiber.
• Object found in an investigation
  • In 大麻を発見する, it refers to marijuana discovered in an investigative story.