The hiragana syllable ま (ma). Its equivalent in katakana is マ (ma). It is the thirty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ま行あ段 (ma-gyō a-dan, “row ma, section a”).

言霊: the mystical force inherent in language

rain

rain / (figuratively) something falling like rain / (figuratively) favor, blessing

saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus

Abbreviation of 荒荒しい.

rude; harsh; violent / coarse; rough

a surname

new / unused / natural

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of 新たし (aratashi): new, novel