Languages › Japanese What Does the Japanese Word "Mata" Mean? Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on November 29, 2017 The Japanese word "mata" means again, once more, too, also, or moreover. How to Pronunce Mata Click here to listen to the audio file. Japanese characters また A Sample Sentence With Mata Mata nesugoshite chikokushite shimatta.また寝過ごして、遅刻してしまった。 Translation: I slept in again and was late for school. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "What Does the Japanese Word "Mata" Mean?" ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/mata-meaning-and-characters-2028667. Abe, Namiko. (2020, January 29). What Does the Japanese Word "Mata" Mean? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/mata-meaning-and-characters-2028667 Abe, Namiko. "What Does the Japanese Word "Mata" Mean?" ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/mata-meaning-and-characters-2028667 (accessed April 1, 2023). copy citation