2.7. Hiragana for /m/ + vowels


/m/ + vowels:
HiraganaPhonemeRomanizationDescription
(ma)/ma/"ma" audio English "m" + Japanese "a".
(mi)/mi/"mi" audio English "m" + Japanese "i".
(mu)/mu/"mu" audio English "m" + Japanese "u".
(me)/me/"me" audio English "m" + Japanese "e".
(mo)/mo/"mo" audio English "m" + Japanese "o".


Hiragana examples:

Hiragana:(ki)(mo)(no)
Phonemes:kimono
Romanization:kimono
Meaning:kimono

For your interest: Kimonos are Japanese traditional clothes. The English word kimono means only Japanese-style casual ones. There are several kinds of kimonos, such as (hu)(ri)(so)(de) /hu ri so de/ "furisode" (beautiful formal kimonos for women) and (yu)(ka)(ta) /yu ka ta/ "yukata" (light kimonos for summer).

Hiragana:(mi)(so)
Phonemes:mi'so
Romanization:miso
Meaning:miso (noun)

For your interest: Miso is fermented paste made from (da)(i)(zu) /da i zu/ "daizu" (soy beans). It is used for (mi)(so)(si)(ru) /mi so si' ru/ "misoshiru" (miso soup) and other foods.

Hiragana:(ma)(me)
Phonemes:mame'
Romanization:mame
Meaning:pea, bean (noun)

Hiragana:(mi)(mi)
Phonemes:mimi'
Romanization:mimi
Meaning:ear (noun)

Hiragana:(mu)(su)(me)
Phonemes:musume'
Romanization:musume
Meaning:daughter (noun)

Hiragana:(su)(mo)(mo)
Phonemes:sumomo
Romanization:sumomo
Meaning:plum (noun)

Hiragana:(me)(ma)(i)
Phonemes:mema'i
Romanization:memai
Meaning:dizziness (noun)



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