Ma (kana)
Ma 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.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
| Normal m- | ma | ま | マ |
| Normal m- | maa mā | 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.
- 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.