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Lesson 7: まみむめも
In this lesson, I will teach you five hiragana.
They are まみむめも.
ま is pronounced as /ma/.
| Tip | Mama loves music. ま as in “mama”.  |
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み is pronounced as /mi/.
| Tip | Who is 21?Me! み as in “me”.  |
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む is pronounced as /mu/.
| Tip | Moo-moo more milk? む as in “moo”.  |
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め is pronounced as /me/.
| Tip | Chopsticks and noodles without mess. め as in “mess”.  |
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も is pronounced as /mo/.
| Tip | The more worms, the more fish. も as in “more”.  |
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Romaji of まみむめも:
| Hiragana | ま、み、む、め、も |
| Romaji | ma, mi, mu, me, mo |
Vocabulary containing まみむめも:
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 耳 | みみ | mimi | ear |
| 目 | め | me | eye |
| 桃 | もも | momo | peach |
| 豆 | まめ | mame | beans |
| 揉む | もむ | momu | to rub |
| 前 | まえ | mae | before |
| 甘い | あまい | amai | sweet |
| 雨 | あめ | ame | rain |
| 今 | いま | ima | now |
| 意味 | いみ | imi | meaning |
| 芋 | いも | imo | potato |
| 馬 | うま | uma | horse |
| 海 | うみ | umi | ocean |
| 産む | うむ | umu | to give birth |
| 梅 | うめ | ume | plum |
| 思う | おもう | omou | to think |
| 巫女 | みこ | miko | shrine maiden |
| 昔 | むかし | mukashi | long ago |
| 向かう | むかう | mukau | to face |
| 紙 | かみ | kami | paper |
| 噛む | かむ | kamu | to bite |
| 亀 | かめ | kame | turtle |
| 鴨 | かも | kamo | duck |
| 君 | きみ | kimi | you |
| 肝 | きも | kimo | liver |
| 熊 | くま | kuma | bear |
| 組む | くむ | kumu | to assemble |
| 雲 | くも | kumo | cloud |
| 獣 | けもの | kemono | beast |
| 細かい | こまかい | komakai | detailed |
| 込む | こむ | komu | be crowded |
| 米 | こめ | kome | rice |
| 店 | みせ | mise | shop |
| 虫 | むし | mushi | insect |
| 娘 | むすめ | musume | daughter |
| 飯 | めし | meshi | rice |
| 雌 | めす | mesu | female(animal) |
| 寒い | さむい | samui | cold |
| 島 | しま | shima | island |
| 示す | しめす | shimesu | to show |
| 隅 | すみ | sumi | corner |
| 住む | すむ | sumu | to live |
| 狭い | せまい | semai | narrow |
| 蝉 | せみ | semi | cicada |
| また | また | mata | again |
| 町 | まち | machi | town |
| 待つ | まつ | matsu | to wait |
| 道 | みち | michi | road |
| 鞭 | むち | muchi | whip |
| 持つ | もつ | motsu | to hold |
| 元 | もと | moto | past |
| 玉 | たま | tama | ball |
| 保つ | たもつ | tamotsu | to keep |
| 妻 | つま | tsuma | wife |
| 罪 | つみ | tsumi | sin |
| 積む | つむ | tsumu | to pile up |
| 爪 | つめ | tsume | nail |
| 友 | とも | tomo | friend |
| 南 | みなみ | minami | south |
| 胸 | むね | mune | breast |
| 物 | もの | mono | thing |
| 波 | なみ | nami | wave |
| 眠い | ねむい | nemui | sleepy |
| 飲む | のむ | nomu | to drink |
| 暇 | ひま | hima | free time |
| 姫 | ひめ | hime | princess |
| 紐 | ひも | himo | string |
| 踏む | ふむ | fumu | to step on |
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