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KML - Lesson 113

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曼 mandala

Kanji study for 曼

Silken sleeves open in the breeze,
and the dancer’s shadow stretches across the water.
Graceful movement seems to slow even time.

On: マン ・ Kun: なが-い
曼
Printed
曼
Written
曼

云 quote

Kanji study for 云

An old man speaks of long ago,
while children listen beyond the fire.
Spoken words summon a vanished age.

On: ウン ・ Kun: い-う
云
Printed
云
Written
云

莫 shalt

Kanji study for 莫

A sign at the temple gate
asks that no flowers be broken.
The will to protect begins with a small restraint.

On: バク ・ Kun: くれ
莫
Printed
莫
Written
艹 日 大

而 and then

Kanji study for 而

Rain falls throughout the night,
and yet the morning sky clears.
Even after a long darkness, the world can appear renewed.

On: ジ ・ Kun: しこ-うして
而
Printed
而
Written
而

倭 yamato

Kanji study for 倭

Morning mist rests on the mountains of Yamato,
while fields and villages emerge in pale light.
The ancient name still breathes within the landscape.

On: ワ ・ Kun: やまと
倭
Printed
倭
Written
亻 委

侠 chivalry

Kanji study for 侠

Shielding a pursued traveller,
a man stands silently before the gate.
The chivalrous heart chooses the side of the vulnerable.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: きゃん
侠
Printed
侠
Written
亻
大
人 人

倦 fed up

Kanji study for 倦

Repeating the same labor,
the young worker’s hands slowly grow weary.
Still, the hammer sounds until dusk.

On: ケン ・ Kun: あき-る
倦
Printed
倦
Written
亻
丷 夫
㔾

俄 abrupt

Kanji study for 俄

A sudden shower strikes the street,
sending everyone beneath the eaves.
The sky changes its mood faster than people do.

On: ガ ・ Kun: にわか
俄
Printed
俄
Written
亻 我

佃 work a field

Kanji study for 佃

Along the low coastal fields,
small farms stretch behind earthen embankments.
People cultivate a life even on narrow ground.

On: テン ・ Kun: つくだ
佃
Printed
佃
Written
亻 田

仔 animal offspring

Kanji study for 仔

On the straw inside the barn,
a newborn foal struggles to stand.
Even trembling legs carry the will to live.

On: シ ・ Kun: こ
仔
Printed
仔
Written
亻 子

仇 foe

Kanji study for 仇

Meeting an old enemy upon the bridge,
the two face each other in silence.
The step beyond hatred is the heaviest one.

On: キュウ ・ Kun: あだ
仇
Printed
仇
Written
亻 九

伽 look after

Kanji study for 伽

Beside the sick man’s pillow,
his daughter keeps him company through the night.
Simply remaining near can be the quietest medicine.

On: カ ・ Kun: とぎ
伽
Printed
伽
Written
亻 加

儲 make a profit

Kanji study for 儲

At the end of business,
the merchant records the day’s profit.
Behind the numbers are many working hands.

On: チョ ・ Kun: もう-ける
儲
Printed
儲
Written
亻 諸

僑 emigrant

Kanji study for 僑

A sojourner living in a distant port
quietly hums a song from home.
Even in a new land, the old sky follows.

On: キョウ
僑
Printed
僑
Written
亻 喬

倶 mate

Kanji study for 倶

An elderly couple walk together
along the field path at dusk.
Long years make even their pace alike.

On: グ ・ Kun: とも-に
倶
Printed
倶
Written
亻 具

侃 forthright

Kanji study for 侃

In a hall where everyone is silent,
one young man speaks boldly and openly.
Straight words sometimes shake the room.

On: カン ・ Kun: つよ-い
侃
Printed
侃
Written
亻
口 川

偲 memorial

Kanji study for 偲

With an old photograph resting on the knees,
one quietly remembers a voice now gone.
Each remembrance brings that presence a little nearer.

On: サイ ・ Kun: しの-ぶ
偲
Printed
偲
Written
亻 思

侭 as is

Kanji study for 侭

The old garden is not repaired too perfectly;
the moss and cracked stones remain as they are.
Beauty made by time should not be overworked.

On: ジン ・ Kun: まま
侭
Printed
侭
Written
亻 尽

脩 dried meat

Kanji study for 脩

To cultivate himself,
a young man begins sweeping before dawn.
The path to an ordered heart lies in daily practice.

On: シュウ ・ Kun: おさ-める
脩
Printed
脩
Written
亻 丨 攵
月

倅 my son

Kanji study for 倅

The aging craftsman watches his son’s hands
and entrusts him with the tools for the first time.
What is inherited is more than skill.

On: サイ ・ Kun: せがれ
倅
Printed
倅
Written
亻 卒
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