Japanese/Kana/Lessons/Hiragana/Lesson 7

In this lesson you are going to learn how to read and write "ま", "み", "む", "め" and "も". ま ma My ma (mother) has power lines running through her front yard (because ま looks like power lines). Looks like the mast of a ship. まくら (makura) pillow まく (maku) to sow (seeds) まち (machi) town み mi I am the little line on the right. The big, curling line on the left is elaborately pointing at me (mi). Silly me (mi), I started to draw a 7, then changed my mind and drew a 2, then changed my mind and drew a four. みせ (mise) store みみ (mimi) ear みず (mizu) water む mu It looks like the face of a sad cow (moo!). The bottom trough is his nose and the short lines are the eyes. むし (mushi) insect むすめ (musume) daughter むい (mui) unintentional め me The two middle lines met (me) in the center of the ring. It is a knot tied around your finger to jog your memory. You can tell it's different from nu (ぬ) because it's less of a mess. め (me) eye めん (men) cotton めす (mesu) female (animal) も mo This is a very greedy symbol. It already has two lines, and it's waving it's arm, gesturing for more. It is a fish hook with two pieces of bait to catch more fish. もも (momo) peach もん (mon) gate もり (mori) forest