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KML - Lesson 118

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幟 pennant

Kanji study for 幟

A banner moves in the morning wind,
announcing a distant festival.
Where people gather, a sign is raised.

On: シ ・ Kun: のぼり
幟
Printed
幟
Written
巾
音 戈

庖 cleaver

Kanji study for 庖

A knife sounds in the kitchen,
while steam rises toward the beams.
The warmth of the day begins here.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: くりや
庖
Printed
庖
Written
广 包

廓 licensed quarters

Kanji study for 廓

Inside the high walls,
a lamplit quarter sleeps quietly.
Even above an enclosed world, the sky continues.

On: カク ・ Kun: くるわ
廓
Printed
廓
Written
广 郭

庇 overhang

Kanji study for 庇

Escaping a sudden rain,
a traveller stands beneath old eaves.
A small roof becomes a temporary shelter.

On: ヒ ・ Kun: ひさし
庇
Printed
庇
Written
广 比

鷹 hawk

Kanji study for 鷹

The hawk entrusts its wings to the mountain wind
and circles high above the valley.
Those who fly high see far.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: たか
鷹
Printed
鷹
Written
广
亻 隹
鳥

庄 shire

Kanji study for 庄

In a small manor surrounded by fields,
smoke from evening meals begins to rise.
Land and people form a single life.

On: ショウ
庄
Printed
庄
Written
广 土

廟 tomb sanctuary

Kanji study for 廟

On the stone steps of an old shrine,
fallen leaves lie in many layers.
Even forgotten names are quietly kept.

On: ビョウ ・ Kun: たまや
廟
Printed
廟
Written
广 朝

彊 strengthen

Kanji study for 彊

Even in the violent wind,
the old pine roots do not release the rock.
Strength dwells in what does not yield.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: つよ-い
彊
Printed
彊
Written
弓
一 田 一 田 一

弛 loosen

Kanji study for 弛

From hands that have finished their work,
the taut rope slowly slackens.
Rest is also part of labor.

On: チ ・ Kun: たる-む
弛
Printed
弛
Written
弓 也

粥 rice gruel

Kanji study for 粥

A bowl of steaming porridge
is carried to the bedside of the sick.
A weakened body needs gentle kindness.

On: イク ・ Kun: かゆ
粥
Printed
粥
Written
弓 米 弓

挽 lathe

Kanji study for 挽

As the millstone turns slowly,
hard grain becomes white flour.
Patient hands transform its form.

On: バン ・ Kun: ひ-く
挽
Printed
挽
Written
扌 免

撞 bump into

Kanji study for 撞

A heavy beam strikes the temple bell,
and its deep sound fills the mountain temple.
A single resonance travels far.

On: ドウ ・ Kun: つ-く
撞
Printed
撞
Written
扌 童

扮 disguise

Kanji study for 扮

On the festival night, a young man wears a mask
and takes the role of a god from an ancient tale.
When the face is hidden, another spirit appears.

On: フン ・ Kun: ふん-する
扮
Printed
扮
Written
扌 分

捏 fabrication

Kanji study for 捏

Wet clay is kneaded again and again,
seeking the shape of a vessel in the palms.
What is soft responds to the hand.

On: ネツ ・ Kun: こ-ねる
捏
Printed
捏
Written
扌
日 土

掴 clutch

Kanji study for 掴

A father on the riverbank firmly grasps
the hand of a child being swept away.
A protecting hand does not let go.

On: カク ・ Kun: つか-む
掴
Printed
掴
Written
扌 国

捺 impress

Kanji study for 捺

A seal is pressed at the end of the letter,
leaving the promise upon the paper.
A small mark of red gives weight to words.

On: ナツ ・ Kun: さ-す
捺
Printed
捺
Written
扌 奈

掻 scratch

Kanji study for 掻

On a winter morning, a hen scratches the earth,
searching beneath the leaves for food.
What we seek is not always on the surface.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: か-く
掻
Printed
掻
Written
扌
又 虫

撰 assortment

Kanji study for 撰

After lingering before the shelves,
one quietly selects a single old book.
To choose is also to release the rest.

On: サン ・ Kun: せん-する
撰
Printed
撰
Written
扌 巽

揃 muster

Kanji study for 揃

The family’s footwear stands together at the entrance,
and laughter comes from the inner room.
When everyone returns, the house becomes a home.

On: セン ・ Kun: そろ-える
揃
Printed
揃
Written
扌 前

捌 deal with

Kanji study for 捌

At the morning fish market,
skilled hands prepare the fish swiftly.
Years of practice live within each certain movement.

On: ハツ ・ Kun: さば-く
捌
Printed
捌
Written
扌 別
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