Ma (kana)

ma
hiragana katakana
transliteration	ma
hiragana origin	末
katakana origin	末

ま, in hiragana, or マ in katakana, 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 [ma].

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ま

Stroke order in writing マ

The hiragana ま is made with three strokes:

1. An upper horizontal line from left to right.
2. Another horizontal line going from left to right under the first stroke.
3. 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:

1. A horizontal line from left to right, accompanied with a diagonal line towards the bottom-left.
2. A small line at the end of the diagonal line.

Other representations

• Computer encodings

• Braille

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

• Japanese semaphore

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