Ma (kana)

Hiragana	Katakana
Transliteration:	ma
Hiragana Man'yōgana:	末
Katakana Man'yōgana:	末
kana gojūon n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a sokuon wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i dakuten ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u chōonpu we re me he ne te se ke e wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

ま, in hiragana, or マ in katakana, 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	ま	マ	マンボマウンテン Manbo Maunten Mumbo's Mountain
	Mā	まあ, まぁ まー, ま～	マア, マァ マー, マ～	マアケット Māketto Market

Stroke order

The hiragana ま is made with three strokes:

1. An upper horizontal line from left to right.
2. Another horizontal line going from left to right under the first stroke.
3. A vertical line from top to bottom, then a small loop towards the left, which then crosses the vertical line going to the right.

The katakana マ is made with two strokes:

1. A horizontal line from left to right, accompanied with a diagonal line towards the bottom-right.
2. A small line which seems like a knipling hook at the end of the diagonal line.