ま U+307E,ま HIRAGANA LETTER MA ←ぽ [U+307D] Hiragana み → [U+307F]

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• IPA^(key): [ma̠]

Derived in theHeian period from writing theman'yōgana kanji末 in thecursivesōsho style.

ま• (ma) 

1. Thehiragana syllableま(ma). Its equivalent inkatakana isマ(ma). It is the thirty-first syllable in thegojūon order; its position isま行あ段(ma-gyō a-dan,“rowma, sectiona”).

• (Hiragana)平仮名; あぁ,いぃ,うぅゔ,えぇ,おぉ,かゕが,きぎ,くぐ,けゖげ,こご,さざ,しじ,すず,せぜ,そぞ,ただ,ちぢ,つっづ,てで,とど,な,に,ぬ,ね,の,はばぱ,ひびぴ,ふぶぷ,へべぺ,ほぼぽ,ま,み,む,め,も,やゃ,𛀆,ゆゅ,𛀁,よょ,ら,り,る,れ,ろ,わゎ,ゐ,𛄟(𛄟),ゑ,を,ん,ー,ゝ,ゞ,ゟ

• (Tokyo)ま[mà] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠]

ま• (ma) 

1. 間:space;room

• 中(なか)(naka)

• 床(とこ)の間(ま)(toko no ma)
• 茶(ちゃ)の間(ま)(cha no ma)
• 束(つか)の間(ま)(tsuka no ma)
• 間(ま)に合(あ)う(ma ni au)
• 間(ま)もなく(ma mo naku)

FromOld Japanese.^[3] Appears to be the older, bound form of目(me₂). See that entry for further details.

Probably cognate with見る(miru,“to see”) and芽(me,“bud”). Never found in isolation in modern Japanese. Remains as the first syllable of various compounds.

• IPA^(key): [ma̠]

ま• (ma) 

1. 目,眼:prefixal bound form ofめ(me,“eye”)

FromOld Japanese. Attested since at least theKojiki of 712CE.^[3]

(noun):

• (Tokyo)ま[mà] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠]

(prefix):

• IPA^(key): [ma̠]

(pitch accent depends on the entire prefixed word)

ま• (ma) 

1. [from 712]真: thetruth,reality,genuineness

   Synonyms:真実(shinjitsu),本当(hontō)

• 真(ま)に受(う)ける(ma ni ukeru)

ま• (ma-) 

1. [from 720]真:real,genuine

   真(ま)心(ごころ) ―magokoro ―one'srealmind, one'srealthoughts andfeelings about something

2. [from 759]真:pure,unadulterated

   真(ま)白(しろ) ―mashiro ―purewhite

3. [from 1595]真:definitely,certainly,exactly,precisely,directly

   真(ま)上(うえ) ―maue ―directlyabove

4. [date unknown]真:true,real,main(appended to words foranimals orplants to indicate therepresentativetype)

   真(ま)竹(たけ) ―matake ―truebamboo

5. [from 759]真:(archaic, possibly obsolete, honorific)great,excellent

   真(ま)熊(くま)野(の) ―makumano ―greatKumano

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