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KML - Lesson 114

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做 make do

Kanji study for 做

In a mountain workshop,
a craftsman silently makes a single bowl.
Things of form are born from quiet hands.

On: サ ・ Kun: な-す
做
Printed
做
Written
亻 故

冴 sharp

Kanji study for 冴

On a winter night, the moon shines clear,
casting pale light across the frozen fields.
The colder the sky, the purer the light appears.

On: ゴ ・ Kun: さ-える
冴
Printed
冴
Written
冫 牙

凋 wilt

Kanji study for 凋

The flower quietly withers,
leaving a few petals upon the table.
There is gentle beauty even in an ending.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: しぼ-む
凋
Printed
凋
Written
冫 周

凌 pull through

Kanji study for 凌

Inside a hut enduring the blizzard,
a small fire burns through the night.
The strength to endure lives in warmth that does not go out.

On: リョウ ・ Kun: しの-ぐ
凌
Printed
凌
Written
冫 夌

凛 stately

Kanji study for 凛

A white plum tree stands in the frosted garden,
dignified even in the cold.
Quiet strength reveals itself in bearing.

On: リン ・ Kun: きびし-い
凛
Printed
凛
Written
冫
亠 回 禾

凧 kite

Kanji study for 凧

A kite released from the shore
climbs high upon the sea wind.
Even in the unreachable sky, its string remains connected.

Kun: いかのぼり
凧
Printed
凧
Written
几 巾

凪 lull

Kanji study for 凪

At dusk the sea grows calm,
and the fishing boat’s reflection rests unbroken.
When the wind pauses, the world holds its breath.

Kun: なぎ
凪
Printed
凪
Written
几 止

夙 earlybird

Kanji study for 夙

A farmer who rose before dawn
walks the dark path toward the fields.
The day begins with labor no one sees.

On: シュク ・ Kun: つとに
夙
Printed
夙
Written
几
歹

鳳 phoenix

Kanji study for 鳳

A phoenix emerges from between the clouds
and spreads its wings into the sunrise.
A new age rises from the ashes.

On: ホウ
鳳
Printed
鳳
Written
几 鳥

剽 menace

Kanji study for 剽

A mounted shadow races through the night camp
and swiftly seizes the provisions.
Speed does not guarantee righteousness.

On: ヒョウ ・ Kun: おびや-かす
剽
Printed
剽
Written
票 刂

劉 slaughter

Kanji study for 劉

After the battle, the blade lies upon the earth,
and only the wind calls the names of the slain.
Behind every victory and defeat are lives that do not return.

On: リュウ ・ Kun: ころ-す
劉
Printed
劉
Written
卯 金
刂

剃 shave

Kanji study for 剃

On the morning he becomes a monk,
the young man’s hair is quietly shaved away.
What is relinquished makes the path ahead clear.

On: テイ ・ Kun: まい
剃
Printed
剃
Written
弟 刂

厭 despondent

Kanji study for 厭

An old man who detests conflict
covers the sword hanging on the wall.
The strength not to use power is also strength.

On: エン ・ Kun: いや
厭
Printed
厭
Written
厂
日 月
犬

雁 wild goose

Kanji study for 雁

A flock of wild geese crosses the evening sky
and disappears beyond the distant mountains.
Migrating life knows the road of the seasons.

On: ガン ・ Kun: かり
雁
Printed
雁
Written
厂
亻 隹

贋 counterfeit

Kanji study for 贋

Held beneath the lamplight,
only the false gold leaf shines unnaturally.
Imitated beauty lacks the weight of time.

On: ガン ・ Kun: にせ
贋
Printed
贋
Written
雁 貝

厨 kitchen

Kanji study for 厨

The morning kitchen comes alive with fire,
and the sounds of knives and water fill the house.
Daily life awakens through the preparation of food.

On: シュウ ・ Kun: くりや
厨
Printed
厨
Written
厂
豆 寸

仄 insinuate

Kanji study for 仄

Beyond the shoji,
a faint lamp remains late into the night.
The smallest lights stay closest to loneliness.

On: ソク ・ Kun: ほの-か
仄
Printed
仄
Written
厂 人

哨 scout

Kanji study for 哨

At the castle gate before dawn,
a sentry watches the mist-covered road.
One pair of eyes protects the sleeping town.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: みはり
哨
Printed
哨
Written
口 肖

咎 reprehend

Kanji study for 咎

Before the broken jar,
everyone silently searches for someone to blame.
The accusing heart moves faster than truth.

On: キュウ ・ Kun: とが-める
咎
Printed
咎
Written
夂 人
口

囁 whisper

Kanji study for 囁

Along the bamboo path,
the wind whispers from leaf to leaf.
Silence speaks only to those willing to listen.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: ささや-く
囁
Printed
囁
Written
口
耳 耳 耳
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