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KML - Lesson 115

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喋 chatter

Kanji study for 喋

Drinking tea on the veranda,
the two talk until the sun goes down.
As words accumulate, the distance between hearts grows smaller.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: しゃべ-る
喋
Printed
喋
Written
口 枼

嘩 quarrel

Kanji study for 嘩

Raised voices echo through the quiet lane,
while two facing shadows stretch across the ground.
A quarrel wounds the heart before words are finished.

On: カ ・ Kun: かまびす-しい
嘩
Printed
嘩
Written
口 華

噂 gossip

Kanji study for 噂

A rumor whispered beside the well
reaches the edge of the village by evening.
Words without a visible form travel fastest.

On: ソン ・ Kun: うわさ
噂
Printed
噂
Written
口 尊

咳 cough

Kanji study for 咳

On a winter night,
a small cough sounds repeatedly beyond the shoji.
In a sleepless house, a lamp remains for someone being cared for.

On: カイ ・ Kun: せ-く
咳
Printed
咳
Written
口 亥

喧 clamor

Kanji study for 喧

Drums and voices overlap along the festival street,
and the familiar town trembles with noise.
Even quiet places have days of celebration.

On: ケン ・ Kun: やかま-しい
喧
Printed
喧
Written
口 宣

叩 bash

Kanji study for 叩

A knock sounds at the door late at night,
and someone rises carrying a lamp.
A single sound awakens the sleeping house.

On: コウ ・ Kun: たた-く
叩
Printed
叩
Written
口 卩

嘘 fib

Kanji study for 嘘

Even a lie hidden behind a smile
cannot endure before clear eyes.
Truth looks back, even from silence.

On: キョ ・ Kun: うそ
嘘
Printed
嘘
Written
口 虚

啄 peck at

Kanji study for 啄

Sparrows peck at grains of rice in the morning garden,
drawing closer little by little.
Small trust grows through daily offerings.

On: タク ・ Kun: ついば-む
啄
Printed
啄
Written
口 豖

吠 barking

Kanji study for 吠

On a moonlit road,
a watchdog barks at distant footsteps.
One who protects listens even in sleep.

On: ハイ ・ Kun: ほえ-る
吠
Printed
吠
Written
口 犬

吊 dangle

Kanji study for 吊

Persimmons hang beneath the eaves,
each one glowing in the autumn light.
Time turns bitterness into sweetness.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: つ-る
吊
Printed
吊
Written
口 巾

噛 chew

Kanji study for 噛

Chewing dried fish slowly,
an old man remembers the shore of long ago.
Taste calls memory back from deep within.

On: コウ ・ Kun: か-む
噛
Printed
噛
Written
口 歯

叶 within ability

Kanji study for 叶

The long-awaited rain begins to fall,
filling the dry rice fields with water.
When a wish comes true, even the earth seems to breathe.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: かな-える
叶
Printed
叶
Written
口 十

吻 sides of mouth

Kanji study for 吻

On the quiet morning before departure,
the two exchange a kiss instead of words.
The brief farewell reveals the depth of feeling.

On: フン ・ Kun: くちわき
吻
Printed
吻
Written
口 勿

吃 stammer

Kanji study for 吃

Standing before the crowd,
the boy’s voice stammers again and again.
Yet courage lives in the words he continues to speak.

On: キツ ・ Kun: ども-る
吃
Printed
吃
Written
口 乞

噺 spin a tale

Kanji study for 噺

To children gathered around the hearth,
a traveller tells a tale of distant lands.
Unknown landscapes open beyond the flames.

Kun: はなし
噺
Printed
噺
Written
口 新

噌 miso

Kanji study for 噌

As miso is stirred into the pot in the winter kitchen,
the scent of home returns with the steam.
One warm bowl supports the cold morning.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: かまびす-しい
噌
Printed
噌
Written
口 曾

邑 city walls

Kanji study for 邑

In a village enclosed by mountain and river,
the evening bell sounds slowly.
Small lives gather beneath the same sky.

On: ユウ ・ Kun: むら
邑
Printed
邑
Written
邑

呆 dumbfounded

Kanji study for 呆

Opening the door to a garden buried in snow,
a child stands speechless in astonishment.
Before wonder, even the voice arrives late.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: ほけ-る
呆
Printed
呆
Written
口 木

喰 ingest

Kanji study for 喰

After finishing their labor,
the men devour rice from a great pot in silence.
Before hunger, polished words are unnecessary.

Kun: く-う
喰
Printed
喰
Written
口 食

埴 clay

Kanji study for 埴

Red clay dug beside the river
is mixed with water and worked by the potter.
The earth becomes a vessel in human hands.

On: ショク ・ Kun: はに
埴
Printed
埴
Written
土 直
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