# 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.

- Reading: ma
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: マ

## Don't confuse it with

ほ

## Words with ま

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| まえ | mae | front; before |
| まだ | mada | still |
| まったく | mattaku | really |
| まつ | matsu | to wait |
| まち | machi | town |
| また | mata | again |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/ma/. Last updated 2026-11-01.