Tuesday, January 13, 2009

hiragana - ma-mi-mu-me-mo

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/beginners/hiragana/chapter_7

ま ma - Look MA! I caught a dragon-fly! [It looks like a dragonfly flying] (ma sideways)
いま 今 ima - now
うま 馬 uma - horse

み mi - It looks to ME like a 2 over a 4 (can you see it?)
かみ 神 kami - God

む mu - It looks like an old film projector showing a MOvie (a u?)
さむい 寒い samui - cold

め me - It looks like a half closed eye (me means eye in Japanese) (looks like nu ぬ)
め 目 me - eyes
ひめ 姫 hime - princess
めいし meishi - business card
あめ 雨 ame - rain or candy

も mo - It looks like a man with a hat on taking a MOrning's rest (elephant nose MOing?)
もい moi - heavy
もし moshi - if
いも 芋 imo - potato

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