Ma (hiragana: ま, katakana: マ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. The hiragana is made in three strokes, while the katakana in two. Both represent . The characters and are respectively based on the sōsho style and simplification of the kanji 末.
FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal m-(ま行 ma-gyō)maまマmaamāまあ, まぁまーマア, マァマー
Stroke order
The hiragana ま is made with three strokes: An upper horizontal line from left to right. Another horizontal line going from left to right under the first stroke. A vertical line from top to bottom, then a small loop towards the left, which then crosses the vertical line going to the right.
The katakana マ is made with two strokes: A horizontal line from left to right, accompanied with a diagonal line towards the bottom-left. A small line at the end of the diagonal line.
Other communicative representations
Braille forms ま / マ in Japanese Braille ま / マ ma まあ / マー mā Other kana based on Braille ま みゃ / ミャ mya みゃあ / ミャー myā
Computer encodings
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