Ma (kana)

ma
hiragana
japanese hiragana ma
katakana
japanese katakana ma
transliterationma
hiragana origin
katakana origin
Man'yōgana万 末 馬 麻 摩 磨 満 前 真 間 鬼
spelling kanaマッチのマ Matchi no "ma"
unicodeU+307E, U+30DE
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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 [ma].

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal m-
(ま行 ma-gyō)
ma
maa
まあ, まぁ
まー
マア, マァ
マー