Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 恵麻, 江麻, etc.(Japanese Kanji) えま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /e̞.mä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.