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マ — katakana “ma”

マ is the katakana character for the sound “ma”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ま.

マ
Stroke order of マ (ma)
Reading
ma
Script
katakana
Strokes
2
Row
the マ row
Hiragana
ま

How to write マ

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 マ

WordReadingMeaning
マイルmairumile
ママmamamom
マスターmasutaato master (a skill); café owner
マッチmatchimatch
マラソンmarasonmarathon
マネージャーmaneejaamanager

The whole row

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