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KML - Lesson 112

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皐 lunar month

Kanji study for 皐

Water returns to the marshland in spring,
and a bird walks between the reeds.
Even the saturated earth begins to awaken.

On: コウ ・ Kun: さつき
皐
Printed
皐
Written
白 大 十

畷 rice field footpath

Kanji study for 畷

A farmer carrying a basket of seedlings
walks the narrow path between the fields.
A slender road connects many harvests.

On: テツ ・ Kun: なわて
畷
Printed
畷
Written
田 叕

綴 mend

Kanji study for 綴

Writing words together at a night desk,
the writer repeatedly pauses his brush.
Even one sentence is stitched with long silences.

On: テイ ・ Kun: と-じる
綴
Printed
綴
Written
糸 叕

鎧 suit of armor

Kanji study for 鎧

In a dim room before departure,
a warrior puts on his armor piece by piece.
What protects the body also weighs upon the heart.

On: カイ ・ Kun: よろ-う
鎧
Printed
鎧
Written
金 豈

凱 triumph

Kanji study for 凱

The soldiers pass through the gate after battle,
while a song of triumph sounds in the distance.
Behind celebration stand the empty places of those who did not return.

On: ガイ ・ Kun: かちどき
凱
Printed
凱
Written
豈 几

呑 quaff

Kanji study for 呑

A traveller catches mountain water in his hands,
swallows it, and looks toward the sky.
The mountain’s coolness fills his thirsty body.

On: トン ・ Kun: の-む
呑
Printed
呑
Written
夭 口

韮 leek

Kanji study for 韮

Chives rise in the spring garden,
morning dew shining along their narrow leaves.
Even a strong fragrance carries the gentleness of the season.

On: キュウ ・ Kun: にら
韮
Printed
韮
Written
艹 韭

籤 lottery

Kanji study for 籤

A child draws a festival lot
and opens the folded paper without breathing.
Fate sometimes hides within a scrap no larger than the palm.

On: セン ・ Kun: くじ
籤
Printed
籤
Written
竹 韱

懺 penitential

Kanji study for 懺

Kneeling in the empty hall,
a man looks deeply into his own heart.
Repentance does not erase the past, but changes the one who carries it.

On: ザン ・ Kun: くい-る
懺
Printed
懺
Written
忄 韱

芻 hay

Kanji study for 芻

Fodder is carried into the winter stable,
where a horse waits with breath turning white.
What sustains life is not always beautiful.

On: スウ ・ Kun: まぐさ
芻
Printed
芻
Written
芻

雛 chick

Kanji study for 雛

A chick opens its beak inside the nest,
waiting for the shadow of its parent.
A small life grows through trust.

On: スウ ・ Kun: ひな
雛
Printed
雛
Written
芻 隹

趨 scurry

Kanji study for 趨

At dusk the crowd moves together
toward the square where the bell is ringing.
Every human current follows an unseen direction.

On: スウ ・ Kun: しゅ
趨
Printed
趨
Written
走 芻

尤 understandably

Kanji study for 尤

The old man listens to the young man until the end
and quietly nods that his words are reasonable.
Understanding begins by receiving another’s words.

On: ユウ ・ Kun: もっと-も
尤
Printed
尤
Written
尤

厖 immense

Kanji study for 厖

An immense wall of rock closes the valley,
and a human figure beneath it appears no larger than a dot.
Before such vastness, the heart becomes quiet.

On: ボウ ・ Kun: おおき-い
厖
Printed
厖
Written
厂
尤 彡

或 some

Kanji study for 或

One spring day,
a stranger gave me a single flower.
A brief encounter may remain in the heart for years.

On: ワク ・ Kun: あ-る
或
Printed
或
Written
戈
口 一

兎 rabbit

Kanji study for 兎

A rabbit crosses the snowy field
and disappears into the forest, leaving tiny tracks.
Even when the creature is gone, its path remains.

On: ト ・ Kun: うさぎ
兎
Printed
兎
Written
兎

也 also

Kanji study for 也

At the end of an old inscription
are carved the words, “This is my path.”
A brief phrase gathers an entire life.

On: ヤ ・ Kun: なり
也
Printed
也
Written
也

巴 swirl

Kanji study for 巴

Fallen leaves gather in swirling water,
forming a turning tomoe as they drift.
Different currents become a single circle.

On: ハ ・ Kun: ともえ
巴
Printed
巴
Written
巴

疋 critters

Kanji study for 疋

A full bolt of dyed cloth
is spread along the riverbank by the craftsmen.
Wind and sunlight complete the final work.

On: ヒキ ・ Kun: あし
疋
Printed
疋
Written
疋

菫 violet

Kanji study for 菫

A violet blooms between the stones of an old wall,
announcing spring without being noticed.
Even a small flower has the power to change the season.

On: キン ・ Kun: すみれ
菫
Printed
菫
Written
艹 堇
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