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

a condominium / an apartment building / a large apartment; a large flat

a surname

a surname

indicates something that was originally imported via the Korean Peninsula

(historical) the Goguryeo kingdom, located on the Korean Peninsula 37 BCE–668 CE / (archaic) Korea, the Korean Peninsula (used more commonly in compounds than as a standalone term)

The mystical force inherent in language. Taken from Shinto beliefs, the Japanese believe that speech has magical effects on the world as words conjure up various spirits, or kami (神 gods and goddesses), that animate the living earth.

ghost; apparition; monster; demon

Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)

a male given name