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KML - Lesson 108

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駄 burdensome

Kanji study for 駄

Salt and rice sway quietly
on the back of a packhorse climbing the mountain road.
The life of the town rests upon unnoticed footsteps.

On: ダ
駄
Printed
駄
Written
馬 太

驚 wonder

Kanji study for 驚

A bird bursts from the thicket,
and the traveller stops in surprise.
Within silence, even a small sound expands the sky.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: おどろ-く
驚
Printed
驚
Written
敬 馬

篤 fervent

Kanji study for 篤

For an ailing friend,
a man crosses the snowy road carrying medicine.
Devotion does not use distance as an excuse.

On: トク ・ Kun: あつ-い
篤
Printed
篤
Written
竹 馬

罵 insult

Kanji study for 罵

Words shouted in anger
cannot be recalled once they cut like blades.
A wound released from the mouth may remain for years.

On: バ ・ Kun: ののし-る
罵
Printed
罵
Written
罒 馬

騰 inflation

Kanji study for 騰

Horses break into a run across the morning pasture,
and dust rises high into the air.
Strength once restrained is released into the light.

On: トウ ・ Kun: あが-る
騰
Printed
騰
Written
朕 馬

虎 tiger

Kanji study for 虎

Deep in the bamboo grove, a tiger pauses
and watches with golden eyes.
True power is felt without a roar.

On: コ ・ Kun: とら
虎
Printed
虎
Written
虍 儿

虜 captive

Kanji study for 虜

Hearing a koto beneath the moon,
the traveller stops and becomes its captive.
What captures the heart requires no rope.

On: リョ ・ Kun: とりこ
虜
Printed
虜
Written
虍 男

膚 skin

Kanji study for 膚

Summer sunlight and old scars remain
upon the skin of arms that worked in the river.
The body silently remembers the seasons it has crossed.

On: フ ・ Kun: はだ
膚
Printed
膚
Written
虍 胃

虚 void

Kanji study for 虚

On the morning after the festival,
only paper lanterns sway along the empty street.
After celebration, silence feels especially wide.

On: キョ ・ Kun: むな-しい
虚
Printed
虚
Written
虚

戯 frolic

Kanji study for 戯

Children play along the spring embankment,
while a dog runs around their circle.
Play needs no purpose.

On: ギ ・ Kun: たわむ-れる
戯
Printed
戯
Written
虚 戈

虞 uneasiness

Kanji study for 虞

As the river suddenly rises,
the villagers watch the bridge with anxiety.
Even a disaster not yet arrived casts a shadow upon the heart.

On: グ ・ Kun: おそれ
虞
Printed
虞
Written
虍 呉

慮 prudence

Kanji study for 慮

The old man does not answer quickly,
but closes his eyes to consider every person’s circumstances.
The deeper the thought, the longer the silence.

On: リョ ・ Kun: おもんぱく-る
慮
Printed
慮
Written
虍 思

劇 drama

Kanji study for 劇

The curtain rises on a small village play,
and familiar neighbors become kings and travellers.
Within drama, people live another life.

On: ゲキ
劇
Printed
劇
Written
虍 豕
刂

虐 tyrannize

Kanji study for 虐

A voice urges onward
one already bent beneath a heavy load.
When strength oppresses the weak, strength itself becomes ugly.

On: ギャク ・ Kun: しいた-げる
虐
Printed
虐
Written
虐

鹿 deer

Kanji study for 鹿

A deer crosses the misty forest,
leaving slender tracks upon the moss.
Wild life passes without disturbing the stillness.

On: ロク ・ Kun: しか
鹿
Printed
鹿
Written
鹿

麓 foot of mountain

Kanji study for 麓

A small village rests at the mountain’s foot,
and each morning the ridge’s shadow crosses its roofs.
Even the highest mountain begins beside ordinary life.

On: ロク ・ Kun: ふもと
麓
Printed
麓
Written
林 鹿

薦 recommend

Kanji study for 薦

To a young person setting out,
an old man recommends a single book.
A good guide does not bind the traveller.

On: セン ・ Kun: すす-める
薦
Printed
薦
Written
艹 廌

慶 jubilation

Kanji study for 慶

On the day of celebration, pine branches stand at every gate,
and laughter spills into the street.
Joy spreads from one household through the town.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: よろこ-び
慶
Printed
慶
Written
慶

麗 lovely

Kanji study for 麗

After the rain, the mountains
shine beautifully in the morning sun.
Beauty carries within it even the storm that has passed.

On: レイ ・ Kun: うるわ-しい
麗
Printed
麗
Written
麗

熊 bear

Kanji study for 熊

In the autumn forest, a bear searches for nuts,
pressing its broad nose into the fallen leaves.
Even powerful life prepares quietly before winter.

On: ユウ ・ Kun: くま
熊
Printed
熊
Written
能 灬
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