Recognise ま み む め も in Hiragana, then read them in useful words and sentences. Each kana has a sound; the table links the written form to its reading.

The idea

ま み む め も are ma, mi, mu, me and mo. Each combines m with one vowel and takes one mora. Read them in words such as まど (mado) and みず (mizu). Some words are written in kana here for practice; everyday Japanese often writes them with kanji.

Patterns to compare
KanaReading (romaji)
まma
みmi
むmu
めme
もmo

Examples

  • まどを開あけます。I open the window.
  • みずを飲のみます。I drink water.
  • むしがいます。There is an insect.
  • めが痛いたいです。My eye hurts.
  • もりを歩あるきます。I walk through the forest.
  • これも見みます。I will look at this too.

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Japanese voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

Do not confuse め and ぬ: ぬ has a loop at the end. The particle も in これも means “also”; it is still read mo.

Try it yourself

  1. Fill the blank with one Hiragana character: ＿ど (mado).

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    ま

    ま represents ma; まど is read mado.

  2. Fill the blank with one Hiragana character: ＿ず (mizu).

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    み

    み represents mi; みず is read mizu.

  3. Fill the blank with one Hiragana character: ＿し (mushi).

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    む

    む represents mu; むし is read mushi.

  4. Write memo in Hiragana.

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    めも

    めも is read memo: め = me; も = mo.

Use it today

Cover the table and read two example sentences aloud. Write one word from memory, then check each target kana against the table.