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ま — hiragana “ma”

ま is the hiragana character for the sound “ma”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is マ.

ま
Stroke order of ま (ma)
Reading
ma
Script
hiragana
Strokes
3
Row
the ま row
Katakana
マ

How to write ま

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ま

WordReadingMeaning
まえmaefront; before
まだmadastill
まったくmattakureally
まつmatsuto wait
まちmachitown
またmataagain

The whole row

Practise ま free

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