マ (ma), katakana basic
マ
ma
マ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
hiragana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with マ
マッチmatch (for lighting a fire)
マスクface mask
How to remember it
マAn angular top turns down toward a short diagonal stroke. Imagine the corner of a folded map: ma.
Where it comes from
末マ
マ comes from a simplified part of 末. Hiragana ま developed through cursive writing of the same source.