Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 真衣芽, 舞衣芽, 麻衣芽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. MAH-EE-ME [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.