Character	ま
Script	Hiragana
Romaji	ma
Stroke count	3
Unicode	U+307E

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Press Play to watch ま being written one stroke at a time, in the correct order and direction. Use Next stroke / Prev stroke to step through the 3 strokes yourself, and turn on Stroke numbers to see where each stroke begins. Learning kana in the right stroke order early makes your handwriting cleaner and faster.

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