transliteration ma katakana origin 末 | hiragana origin 末 | |
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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].
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Stroke order
The hiragana ま is made with three strokes:
- An upper horizontal line from left to right.
- Another horizontal line going from left to right under the first stroke.
- 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:
- A horizontal line from left to right, accompanied with a diagonal line towards the bottom-right.
- A small line at the end of the diagonal line.
Other representations
References
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