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KML - Lesson 111

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巳 snake zodiac

Kanji study for 巳

On the serpent day of the old calendar,
a white snake crosses the shrine wall.
Beyond the skin it leaves behind, new life continues.

On: シ ・ Kun: み
巳
Printed
巳
Written
巳

此 this

Kanji study for 此

A traveller pauses at a fork
before a stone marked, “The mountain path begins here.”
Even a distant journey starts with the step before us.

On: シ ・ Kun: これ
此
Printed
此
Written
止 匕

柴 brushwood

Kanji study for 柴

Before dusk, an old man carrying brushwood
walks slowly home along the mountain path.
Small branches will warm the winter hearth.

On: サイ ・ Kun: しば
柴
Printed
柴
Written
木 此

些 whit

Kanji study for 些

Though the tea bowl has a slight chip,
the old man continues using it every morning.
A small flaw does not destroy affection.

On: サ ・ Kun: ち-と
些
Printed
些
Written
此 二

砦 fort

Kanji study for 砦

From the fort built along the ridge,
a watchman surveys the distant valley.
Above a place of defense stretches a lonely sky.

On: サイ ・ Kun: とりで
砦
Printed
砦
Written
此 石

髭 beard

Kanji study for 髭

Firelight flickers red
across the beard of an old man asleep by the hearth.
Long years settle quietly upon the face.

On: シ ・ Kun: ひげ
髭
Printed
髭
Written
髟 此

禽 fowl

Kanji study for 禽

Birds begin calling in the forest at dawn,
their voices passing through branches still in darkness.
The presence of life awakens before it can be seen.

On: キン ・ Kun: とり
禽
Printed
禽
Written
人 离

檎 apple

Kanji study for 檎

In the autumn orchard, a girl picks an apple
and polishes the red fruit upon her sleeve.
The sweetness of the season rests in her palm.

On: キン
檎
Printed
檎
Written
木 禽

憐 sympathize with

Kanji study for 憐

Taking pity on a rain-soaked kitten,
a boy gently places it inside his coat.
Kindness does not pass weakness by.

On: レン ・ Kun: あわ-れむ
憐
Printed
憐
Written
忄
米 舛

燐 phosphorus

Kanji study for 燐

Along the summer shore at night,
blue phosphorescence appears like footprints.
Even the dark sea holds life that shines when touched.

On: リン
燐
Printed
燐
Written
火
米 舛

麟 camelopard

Kanji study for 麟

Deep within the misty cedar forest,
the shadow of a kirin appears for only a moment.
What announces a just age arrives quietly.

On: リン
麟
Printed
麟
Written
鹿
米 舛

鱗 scaled

Kanji study for 鱗

When water is poured over the fish at the morning market,
their silver scales flash together.
The memory of the sea remains in tiny mirrors.

On: リン ・ Kun: うろこ
鱗
Printed
鱗
Written
魚
米 舛

奄 encompassing

Kanji study for 奄

Storm clouds envelop the mountain,
and the midday valley suddenly darkens.
A great shadow changes the landscape without a sound.

On: エン ・ Kun: おお-う
奄
Printed
奄
Written
奄

庵 hermitage

Kanji study for 庵

In a small hermitage beyond the bamboo grove,
a monk prepares tea while listening to the rain.
Deep stillness lives among few possessions.

On: アン ・ Kun: いおり
庵
Printed
庵
Written
广 奄

掩 shrouded

Kanji study for 掩

At night, a mother gently covers
her sleeping child with a light quilt.
A protecting hand does not disturb sleep.

On: エン ・ Kun: おお-う
掩
Printed
掩
Written
扌 奄

悛 make amends

Kanji study for 悛

A once-troubled man sweeps the temple garden,
seeking to reform the person he was yesterday.
Change begins with what one does today.

On: シュン ・ Kun: あらた-める
悛
Printed
悛
Written
忄 夋

駿 steed

Kanji study for 駿

A swift horse cuts through the morning mist,
running lightly toward the edge of the plain.
Great ability is most beautiful when free.

On: シュン ・ Kun: すぐ-れる
駿
Printed
駿
Written
馬 夋

峻 steep

Kanji study for 峻

A traveller climbs the narrow path
of a steep rocky mountain, leaning upon a staff.
The highest views do not open easily.

On: シュン ・ Kun: けわ-しい
峻
Printed
峻
Written
山 夋

竣 complete a job

Kanji study for 竣

The long-built bridge is finally completed,
and the villagers cross to the opposite bank for the first time.
Completion is also the beginning of a new road.

On: ドウ ・ Kun: わらわ
竣
Printed
竣
Written
立 夋

犀 rhinoceros

Kanji study for 犀

Through the misty grassland,
a rhinoceros moves with quiet weight.
Great strength has no need to hurry.

On: サイ
犀
Printed
犀
Written
犀
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