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KML - Lesson 117

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孕 expecting

Kanji study for 孕

The spring earth holds the rain
and carries shoots not yet seen.
Life begins in quiet darkness.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: はら-む
孕
Printed
孕
Written
乃 子

孜 assiduous

Kanji study for 孜

Keeping the lamp lit late into the night,
a young monk continues writing character by character.
Learning deepens through days of steady effort.

On: シ ・ Kun: つと-める
孜
Printed
孜
Written
子 攵

宥 soothe

Kanji study for 宥

Before the broken bowl,
the master gathers the pieces without blame.
Forgiveness joins what was broken in time.

On: ユウ ・ Kun: なだ-める
宥
Printed
宥
Written
宀 有

寓 imply

Kanji study for 寓

At a small inn in the mountain village,
a traveller stays for only one night.
Even a brief lodging leaves a story behind.

On: グウ ・ Kun: ぐう-する
寓
Printed
寓
Written
宀 禺

宏 extensive

Kanji study for 宏

Standing upon the highland,
the sky stretches vast in every direction.
The heart also seeks room to widen.

On: コウ ・ Kun: ひろ-い
宏
Printed
宏
Written
宀
𠂇 厶

牢 jail

Kanji study for 牢

Even beyond the heavy bars,
morning light enters in a narrow beam.
The more confined the place, the harder it is to forget the sky.

On: ロウ ・ Kun: かた-い
牢
Printed
牢
Written
宀 牛

宋 sung dynasty

Kanji study for 宋

Holding an old Song vessel in the palm,
one sees a distant age within its pale blue glaze.
Beauty lives longer than borders.

On: ソウ
宋
Printed
宋
Written
宀 木

宍 venison

Kanji study for 宍

The meat taken from the winter mountain
is shared by villagers around the hearth.
Gratitude lives in the hands that receive life.

On: ニク ・ Kun: しし
宍
Printed
宍
Written
宀 六

屠 butchering

Kanji study for 屠

Before lifting the blade,
the man bows his head in silence.
No work that takes a life can be done lightly.

On: ト ・ Kun: ほふ-る
屠
Printed
屠
Written
尸 者

屁 fart

Kanji study for 屁

A small sound breaks the silence of the tatami room,
and everyone glances at one another.
Even in solemn moments, people remain human.

On: ヒ ・ Kun: へ
屁
Printed
屁
Written
尸 比

屑 rubbish

Kanji study for 屑

On the workshop floor,
thin wood shavings glow in the morning light.
Even what is discarded bears the trace of labor.

On: セツ ・ Kun: くず
屑
Printed
屑
Written
尸 肖

屡 frequently

Kanji study for 屡

Walking the same hill again and again,
one begins to notice the smallest seasonal changes.
Repetition deepens the landscape.

On: ル ・ Kun: しばしば
屡
Printed
屡
Written
尸
米 女

屍 corpse

Kanji study for 屍

Only the wind moves across the field after battle,
while grass covers the nameless dead.
The earth receives every conflict in silence.

On: シ ・ Kun: しかばね
屍
Printed
屍
Written
尸 死

屏 folding screen

Kanji study for 屏

When the golden folding screen is opened,
pines and cranes spread across the room.
A single wall invites another world inside.

On: ヘイ ・ Kun: おお-う
屏
Printed
屏
Written
尸
丷 开

嵩 high reaching

Kanji study for 嵩

As the firewood is stacked, its bulk grows,
until winter’s provision fills the corner of the shed.
What is gathered takes the shape of reassurance.

On: スウ ・ Kun: かさ
嵩
Printed
嵩
Written
山 高

崚 rugged mountains

Kanji study for 崚

Beyond the morning mist,
rugged peaks slowly reveal themselves.
Their harshness becomes a line rising toward the sky.

On: リョウ
崚
Printed
崚
Written
山 夌

嶺 mountain top

Kanji study for 嶺

The setting sun colors the ridge red,
and the day’s final light travels along its spine.
The mountain holds the fading sky a little longer.

On: レイ ・ Kun: みね
嶺
Printed
嶺
Written
山 領

嵌 fit into

Kanji study for 嵌

When mother-of-pearl is set into the lacquer box,
small glimmers of the sea appear.
Tiny fragments create stars in the darkness.

On: カン ・ Kun: は-める
嵌
Printed
嵌
Written
山
甘 欠

帖 quire

Kanji study for 帖

Opening an old album gently,
flowers and birds appear with each season.
Time also flows within bound pages.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: かきもの
帖
Printed
帖
Written
巾 占

幡 banner

Kanji study for 幡

Sacred banners move in the mountain wind,
their colors floating above the stone steps.
Even unseen prayers are given a form.

On: マン ・ Kun: はた
幡
Printed
幡
Written
巾 番
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