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Ma (kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ma (hiragana: ま, katakana: マ) 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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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-left.
- A small line at the end of the diagonal line.
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Japanese radiotelephony alphabet | Wabun code |
マッチのマ Matchi no "Ma" |
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