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KML - Lesson 106

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媛 maiden

Kanji study for 媛

From the veranda of the spring palace,
a noble lady quietly gazes toward the distant mountains.
Even beneath splendid robes, unseen wishes remain.

On: エン ・ Kun: ひめ
媛
Printed
媛
Written
女 爰

援 abet

Kanji study for 援

Before the overturned cart,
the travellers silently lend one another their hands.
To support someone is to share what one person cannot carry alone.

On: エン
援
Printed
援
Written
扌 爰

緩 slacken

Kanji study for 緩

At the end of a long day,
the craftsman loosens his headband and looks toward the sky.
Even a strained heart is given rest by evening.

On: カン ・ Kun: ゆる-い
緩
Printed
緩
Written
糸 爰

属 belong

Kanji study for 属

Migrating birds belong to the flock,
moving through the evening sky as one form.
Lives travelling together share the same wind.

On: ゾク ・ Kun: さかん
属
Printed
属
Written
尸 禹

嘱 entrust

Kanji study for 嘱

The aging master passes his brush to the disciple
and quietly entrusts him with the unfinished work.
What is entrusted carries the weight of faith.

On: ショク ・ Kun: しょく-する
嘱
Printed
嘱
Written
口 属

偶 accidentally

Kanji study for 偶

By chance, while sheltering from the rain at a teahouse,
one meets an old friend.
Long years can fold themselves into a single coincidence.

On: グウ ・ Kun: たま
偶
Printed
偶
Written
亻 禺

遇 interview

Kanji study for 遇

Meeting a stranger on the mountain road,
the two share water and then part.
Even a brief encounter can leave human warmth behind.

On: グウ ・ Kun: あ-う
遇
Printed
遇
Written
⻌ 禺

愚 foolish

Kanji study for 愚

Stepping upon the flowers at his feet,
a man searches only for distant treasure.
Foolishness is losing sight of the beauty close at hand.

On: グ ・ Kun: おろ-か
愚
Printed
愚
Written
禺 心

隅 corner

Kanji study for 隅

In the corner of an old room
rests a koto no longer played.
Even forgotten things hold sleeping memories of sound.

On: グウ ・ Kun: すみ
隅
Printed
隅
Written
阝 禺

逆 inverted

Kanji study for 逆

Resisting the strong river current,
a fish repeatedly climbs through the rocks.
A life that knows its direction does not always follow the flow.

On: ギャク ・ Kun: さか
逆
Printed
逆
Written
⻌ 屰

塑 model

Kanji study for 塑

Pressing wet clay between his palms,
the craftsman models a human face.
A formless thought gradually receives a shape.

On: ソ ・ Kun: でく
塑
Printed
塑
Written
朔 土

遡 go upstream

Kanji study for 遡

Travelling upstream in a small boat,
the sounds of the town slowly fade.
To follow the current backward is to approach the silence of its source.

On: ソ ・ Kun: さかのぼ-る
遡
Printed
遡
Written
⻌ 朔

岡 hills

Kanji study for 岡

Rapeseed flowers spread across the spring hill,
and children’s voices travel upon the wind.
Even above a low hill, the sky opens wide.

On: コウ ・ Kun: おか
岡
Printed
岡
Written
岡

鋼 steel

Kanji study for 鋼

Steel taken from the furnace
scatters red sparks beneath the hammer.
Hardness is born through fire and repeated blows.

On: コウ ・ Kun: はがね
鋼
Printed
鋼
Written
金 岡

綱 hawser

Kanji study for 綱

Gripping a rope in the stormy harbor,
the fishermen draw the boat toward shore.
Many strengths gather within a single line.

On: コウ ・ Kun: つな
綱
Printed
綱
Written
糸 岡

剛 sturdy

Kanji study for 剛

Standing beneath the winter waterfall,
the ascetic does not lose his posture.
Resolve gives visible form to endurance.

On: ゴウ
剛
Printed
剛
Written
岡 刂

缶 tin can

Kanji study for 缶

Faded tea tins line
the shelf of an old teahouse.
Objects long used retain the touch of daily life.

On: カン ・ Kun: かま
缶
Printed
缶
Written
缶

陶 pottery

Kanji study for 陶

The climbing kiln burns through the night,
while the potter watches the color at its mouth.
Only within fire does earth become a vessel.

On: トウ ・ Kun: すえ
陶
Printed
陶
Written
阝
勹 缶

揺 swing

Kanji study for 揺

A wind chime sways beneath the eaves,
dropping a delicate sound into the summer afternoon.
Sometimes movement makes stillness deeper.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: ゆ-れる
揺
Printed
揺
Written
扌
爫 缶

謡 noh chanting

Kanji study for 謡

On the Noh stage at dusk,
a low chant resonates against the painted pine.
An ancient voice slowly fills the present air.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: うた-い
謡
Printed
謡
Written
言
爫 缶
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