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KML - Lesson 105

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禅 zen

Kanji study for 禅

In a hall filled only with the sound of rain,
a monk sits quietly facing the wall.
When answers are no longer pursued, the mind begins to clear.

On: ゼン ・ Kun: しずか
禅
Printed
禅
Written
礻 単

弾 bullet

Kanji study for 弾

As the koto is played in the evening room,
each note disappears into the darkening garden.
The touched strings carry feelings beyond words.

On: ダン ・ Kun: ひ-く
弾
Printed
弾
Written
弓 単

桜 cherry blossom

Kanji study for 桜

The cherry trees beside the river reach full bloom,
and petals drift slowly across the water.
The most beautiful moments rarely remain for long.

On: オウ ・ Kun: さくら
桜
Printed
桜
Written
木
⺍ 女

獣 animal

Kanji study for 獣

Tracks of a wild beast cross the snowy forest
and disappear quietly among the trees.
Unseen lives endure the same winter.

On: ジュウ ・ Kun: けもの
獣
Printed
獣
Written
単
口 犬

脳 brain

Kanji study for 脳

Within the sleeping child’s brain,
the day’s landscapes are rearranged into dreams.
Even in the quiet night, the inner world remains active.

On: ノウ ・ Kun: のうずる
脳
Printed
脳
Written
月
⺍ 囟

悩 trouble

Kanji study for 悩

Before a letter with no easy answer,
a man worries late into the night.
A troubled heart walks the same road again and again.

On: ノウ ・ Kun: なや-む
悩
Printed
悩
Written
忄
⺍ 囟

厳 stern

Kanji study for 厳

A drum sounds through the shrine in the morning mist,
and the approach takes on a solemn air.
Within stillness, people straighten themselves.

On: ゲン ・ Kun: おごそ-か
厳
Printed
厳
Written
⺍ 厂 敢

鎖 chain

Kanji study for 鎖

Rain marks and red rust remain
upon the chain that closes the old gate.
What has guarded for many years grows heavy.

On: サ ・ Kun: くさり
鎖
Printed
鎖
Written
金
⺌ 貝

挙 raise

Kanji study for 挙

Working together, the villagers
slowly raise the festival pillar.
What one person cannot move rises when many join.

On: キョ ・ Kun: あ-げる
挙
Printed
挙
Written
⺍ 手

誉 reputation

Kanji study for 誉

Voices of praise welcome the young man home,
yet he bows quietly before his teacher.
At the moment of honor, some people must not be forgotten.

On: ヨ ・ Kun: ほま-れ
誉
Printed
誉
Written
⺍ 言

猟 game hunting

Kanji study for 猟

A hunter entering the winter mountain
silently reads the tracks upon the snow.
One who pursues life must obey the forest’s silence.

On: リョウ ・ Kun: かり
猟
Printed
猟
Written
犭
⺍ 用

鳥 bird

Kanji study for 鳥

Birds line the wire in the morning,
all facing the same way as though awaiting sunrise.
Even small silhouettes have a beginning to their day.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: とり
鳥
Printed
鳥
Written
鳥

鳴 chirp

Kanji study for 鳴

In the evening field, insects cry,
their unseen voices filling the grass.
Life without visible form announces the season.

On: メイ ・ Kun: な-く
鳴
Printed
鳴
Written
口 鳥

鶴 crane

Kanji study for 鶴

Two cranes stand upon the snowy plain,
their white breath drifting through the morning light.
Their companionship softens the vastness of winter.

On: カク ・ Kun: つる
鶴
Printed
鶴
Written
寉 鳥

烏 crow

Kanji study for 烏

A crow rests upon a roof at sunset,
watching the town lights appear.
Even a dark silhouette seeks somewhere to return at day’s end.

On: ウ ・ Kun: からす
烏
Printed
烏
Written
烏

蔦 vine

Kanji study for 蔦

Ivy covers the old stone wall,
sending green shoots through its cracks.
Time wraps what is broken in another kind of beauty.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: つた
蔦
Printed
蔦
Written
艹 鳥

鳩 pigeon

Kanji study for 鳩

Doves descend from the temple roof
and peck at rice scattered in the courtyard.
Peace lives more in gentle daily life than in grand declarations.

On: キュウ ・ Kun: はと
鳩
Printed
鳩
Written
九 鳥

鶏 chicken

Kanji study for 鶏

Before dawn, a rooster calls
and announces morning to the sleeping farmhouse.
The first signal of the day comes from a small life.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: にわとり
鶏
Printed
鶏
Written
奚 鳥

島 island

Kanji study for 島

An island appears beyond the sea mist,
while a single boat quietly approaches.
Even distant land holds someone’s daily life.

On: トウ ・ Kun: しま
島
Printed
島
Written
山 鳥

暖 warmth

Kanji study for 暖

On a winter evening, a family gathers around the hearth
and holds their frozen hands toward the fire.
Warmth comes not only from heat, but from human closeness.

On: ダン ・ Kun: あたた-か
暖
Printed
暖
Written
日 爰
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