マ stroke order

How to write the katakanaマ (romaji “ma”) — 2 strokes.

Character	マ
Script	Katakana
Romaji	ma
Stroke count	2
Unicode	U+30DE

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Press Play to watch マ being written one stroke at a time, in the correct order and direction. Use Next stroke / Prev stroke to step through the 2 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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