Lesson 6 · Hiragana
The M-row — name, shop, street
Five more, no trick sounds. They unlock なまえ (name),
みせ (shop), and みち (street) —
the words behind "checking in" and "finding the place".
Mission check: a clerk asks your なまえ, you look for a
みせ down a みち. Pure on-the-ground travel.
1 · The row
Watch-alike: め (me) vs ぬ (nu)
These two look close. The difference is the tail: ぬ (nu)
finishes with an extra loop; め (me) does not.
Handy anchor: め means "eye" — a plain eye, no loop.
2 · Memory hooks
ま
ma — mama doing a figure-of-eight; two crossbars and a curl.
み
mi — a winding road sign reading "21" — sounds like "mi".
む
mu — a cow with a little tail going "moo".
め
me — an eye (め = eye). Like ぬ but no loop.
も
mo — a fish-hook catching "more" — two crossbars.
3 · New words
| なまえ ★ | na-ma-e | name |
| みせ ★ | mi-se | shop / store |
| みち ★ | mi-chi | street / road |
| まち | ma-chi | town |
| きもの | ki-mo-no | kimono |
| みみ | mi-mi | ear |
| め | me | eye |
Body-part combo, all readable now: め (eye),
みみ (ear), はな (nose/flower),
て (hand), かお (face).
4 · Recall — interleaved (with the め/ぬ trap)
5 · Go deeper
I'm your teacher — ask me anything. Want to practise saying your own
なまえ in Japanese, or more shop/direction words? Ask. When solid,
say "next lesson" — next is the home stretch: Y/R/W rows + ん,
which finishes hiragana. Then katakana.