Ma (kana)


Hiragana
Katakana
Transliteration: ma
Hiragana Man'yōgana: 末
Katakana Man'yōgana: 末
kana gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
sokuon wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
dakuten ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
chōonpu we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

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].

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal m-
(ま行 ma-gyō)		 Ma ま マ マンボマウンテン Manbo Maunten Mumbo's Mountain
Mā まあ, まぁ
まー, ま～		 マア, マァ
マー, マ～		 マアケット Māketto Market

Stroke order

The hiragana ま is made with three strokes:

  1. An upper horizontal line from left to right.
  2. Another horizontal line going fom left to right under the first stroke.
  3. A vertical line from top to bottom, then a small loop towards the right, which then crosses the vertical line going to the left.

The katakana マ is made with two strokes:

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