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KML - Lesson 109

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能 ability

Kanji study for 能

When the old Noh mask is placed upon his face,
the actor himself quietly disappears.
Refined skill hides the self and gives life to the role.

On: ノウ ・ Kun: よ-く
能
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能
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能

態 attitude

Kanji study for 態

After the rain,
the stones and moss reveal a different state.
Even the same place changes with time.

On: タイ ・ Kun: わざ-と
態
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態
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能 心

寅 tiger zodiac

Kanji study for 寅

In the hour of the tiger,
the temple lamps still float within the darkness.
The stillness before dawn holds a wakeful strength.

On: イン ・ Kun: とら
寅
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寅
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寅

演 performance

Kanji study for 演

On the temporary festival stage,
a young man performs the role of an ancient hero.
Within a borrowed role, he discovers his own courage.

On: エン
演
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演
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氵 寅

辰 dragon zodiac

Kanji study for 辰

In the hour of the dragon,
sunrise clouds climb the sky like a great serpent.
At the beginning of the day, a vast presence awakens.

On: シン ・ Kun: たつ
辰
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辰
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辰

辱 embarrass

Kanji study for 辱

When someone is humiliated before a crowd,
the wound remains after the laughter fades.
Dignity taken away cannot be seen.

On: ジョク ・ Kun: はずかし-める
辱
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辱
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辰 寸

震 quake

Kanji study for 震

The earth gives a low groan,
and the dishes upon the shelf begin to tremble.
Power lies even within what seemed immovable.

On: シン ・ Kun: ふる-う
震
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震
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雨 辰

振 shake

Kanji study for 振

Toward the boat leaving the harbor,
people on shore wave white cloths.
As distance grows, feeling becomes more visible.

On: シン ・ Kun: ふ-る
振
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振
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扌 辰

娠 with child

Kanji study for 娠

A woman walks through the spring garden,
quietly carrying a new life.
An unseen future grows within her body.

On: シン
娠
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娠
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女 辰

唇 lips

Kanji study for 唇

On a cold morning,
white breath unravels from a child’s lips.
Life becomes visible before it turns into words.

On: シン ・ Kun: くちびる
唇
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唇
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辰 口

農 agriculture

Kanji study for 農

A farming family
heads toward the fields at dawn.
They move through the year according to the earth.

On: ノウ
農
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農
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曲 辰

濃 concentrated

Kanji study for 濃

After the sudden rain,
the green of the cedar mountain grows deeper.
Colors that receive water seem to breathe.

On: ノウ ・ Kun: こ-い
濃
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濃
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氵 農

送 send off

Kanji study for 送

The family accompanies the traveller
as far as the fork in the mountain road.
Farewell means walking together as far as one can.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: おく-る
送
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送
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⻌
丷 天

関 connection

Kanji study for 関

At the gate of the old barrier,
a traveller quietly presents his travel pass.
Crossing a boundary requires both reason and resolve.

On: カン ・ Kun: せき
関
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関
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門
丷 天

咲 blossom

Kanji study for 咲

After the long winter,
the plum tree beside the stone wall finally blooms.
The longer the waiting, the brighter the flowers appear.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: さ-く
咲
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咲
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口
丷 天

鬼 ghost

Kanji study for 鬼

On a night of deep snow,
the shadow of a demon stands beyond the gate.
Fear grows where the household light cannot reach.

On: キ ・ Kun: おに
鬼
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鬼
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鬼

醜 ugly

Kanji study for 醜

Looking at his face in a cracked mirror,
a man searches outside himself for ugliness.
What is truly distorted may be the heart, not the face.

On: シュウ ・ Kun: みにく-い
醜
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醜
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酉 鬼

魂 soul

Kanji study for 魂

In the hands folding the clothes of one who has died,
the memory of warmth still remains.
The soul also dwells in what it once touched.

On: コン ・ Kun: たましい
魂
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魂
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云 鬼

魔 witch

Kanji study for 魔

When one loses the path in the deep forest,
even familiar trees take on the form of evil spirits.
Fear gives the landscape another face.

On: マ
魔
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魔
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麻 鬼

魅 fascination

Kanji study for 魅

Held by the dance beneath the moon,
the audience forgets even to breathe.
What enchants others is born between skill and spirit.

On: ミ
魅
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魅
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鬼 未
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