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マ is katakana 'ma'

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Strokes : 2    Usefulness: 0    Study set: 0-2    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1286 words   Used in 5142 words   Used in 8128 names   Component in 89 kanji (18 Jōyō)
Katakana
Common readings
Kun
   マ
Variants
龴  
Notes
Katakana 'ma' often appears as a component of kanji, and in kanji mnemonics we sometimes use 'ma' in the sense of a term for 'mother' as a memory aid. マ is actually descended from 末 (end) (end).
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, マ is used 23 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, マ is used 5101 times, read 1 way.
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ク リ ス マ ス 3
noun
Christmas
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An additional 41 less common words include マ but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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マ
katakana 'ma'
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