Hello Everyone,

After this lesson you will have seen overall 35 hiragana and 11 will remain. So let’s go and learn: まみむめも!

As usual, a quick test: Do you remember the following hiragana?

• Hiragana lesson 1: a, i, u, e, o
• Hiragana lesson 2: ka, ki, ku, ke, ko
• Hiragana lesson 3: sa, shi, su, se, so
• Hiragana lesson 4: ta, chi, tsu, te, to
• Hiragana lesson 5: na, ni, nu, ne, no
• Hiragana lesson 6: ha, hi, fu, he, ho

Now, get ready!

Empty sheet Hiragana ま to ん

ま

This hiragana is pronounced: [ma]

It has 3 strokes:

 

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character ま in a row.
• Write 5 times the word まいにち [mainichi] / everyday /
• Write 5 times the word うま [uma] / horse /
• Write 5 times the word うまい [umai] / tasty, delicious /

み

This hiragana is pronounced: [mi]

It has 2 strokes:

 

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character み in a row.
• Write 5 times the word かみ [kami] / god /, / paper / or / hair /
• Write 5 times the word かたみち [katamichi] / one way (ticket, trip) /
• Write 5 times the word みなみ [minami] / south /

む

This hiragana is pronounced: [mu]

It has 3 strokes:

 

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character む in a row.
• Write 5 times the word むすこ [musuko] / son /
• Write 5 times the word たのむ [tanomu] / to request, to entrust on /
• Write 5 times the word むこう [mukou] / opposite (side, direction, party) /

め

This hiragana is pronounced: [me]

It has 2 strokes:

 

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character め in a row
  Note: め [me] means / eye(s) /
• Write 5 times the word むすめ [musume] / daughter /
• Write 5 times the word めいし [meishi] / business card /
• Write 5 times the word かめ　の　こう [kame no kou] / turtle // {relation} // shell /

も

This hiragana is pronounced: [mo]

It has 3 strokes:

 

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character も in a row.
• Write 5 times the word もののけ　ひめ [mononoke hime] / Mononoke // princess /
• Write 5 times the word もつ [motsu] / to hold, to possess /
• Write 5 times the word くも [kumo] / cloud /

 

Here it is for today. See you soon for more hiragana!

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Cheers,

Stéphane

Next lesson: Hiragana lesson 8: ya, yu, yo and halfwidth -ya, -yu, -yo and tsu-