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KML - Lesson 121

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濠 moat

Kanji study for 濠

Morning mist
rests upon the castle moat.
Only the stone walls are awake.

On: ゴウ ・ Kun: ほり
濠
Printed
濠
Written
氵 豪

溌 spray

Kanji study for 溌

A fish leaps
and scatters light across the river.
Morning flashes for an instant.

On: ハツ ・ Kun: も-る
溌
Printed
溌
Written
氵 発

湊 port

Kanji study for 湊

At the harbor at dusk,
fishing boats return one by one.
Lights awaken in the town.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: みなと
湊
Printed
湊
Written
氵 奏

淋 solitude

Kanji study for 淋

At a rainy country stop,
one traveler waits with a folded umbrella.
A train sounds in the distance.

On: リン ・ Kun: さび-しい
淋
Printed
淋
Written
氵 林

浩 abounding

Kanji study for 浩

The sea
stretches blue to the edge of the sky.
The heart travels with it.

On: コウ ・ Kun: おおき-い
浩
Printed
浩
Written
氵 告

汀 waters edge

Kanji study for 汀

White waves
leave footprints along the quiet shore.
Letters that vanish at once.

On: テイ ・ Kun: みぎわ
汀
Printed
汀
Written
氵 丁

鴻 large goose

Kanji study for 鴻

A great bird
flies upriver through the evening sky.
Only the wings remain.

On: コウ ・ Kun: おおとり
鴻
Printed
鴻
Written
氵
工 鳥

潅 souse

Kanji study for 潅

Thin streams of water
move through the morning furrows.
The earth quietly awakens.

On: カン ・ Kun: そそ-ぐ
潅
Printed
潅
Written
潅

溢 brimming

Kanji study for 溢

From the stone basin,
water spills little by little.
The sound of fullness is small.

On: イツ ・ Kun: こぼ-れる
溢
Printed
溢
Written
氵 益

湛 inundate

Kanji study for 湛

In the mountain temple pond,
the sky is held in perfect depth.
The wind has not yet arrived.

On: タン ・ Kun: しず-む
湛
Printed
湛
Written
氵 甚

淳 immaculate

Kanji study for 淳

Beside the hearth,
cloudy sake is poured quietly.
A simple warmth.

On: ジュン ・ Kun: あつ-い
淳
Printed
淳
Written
氵 享

渥 moisten

Kanji study for 渥

After the rain,
the earth regains its deep color and scent.
The land is richly nourished.

On: アク ・ Kun: あつ-い
渥
Printed
渥
Written
氵 屋

灘 rough seas

Kanji study for 灘

Across the rough open sea,
a small boat moves toward the dawn.
Even waves have their roads.

On: タン ・ Kun: なだ
灘
Printed
灘
Written
氵 難

汲 draw water

Kanji study for 汲

From the old well,
cold water is drawn into a wooden bucket.
Morning wakes the hands.

On: キュウ ・ Kun: く-む
汲
Printed
汲
Written
氵 及

溜 cumulation

Kanji study for 溜

Beneath the eaves,
rainwater gathers drop by drop.
The sky’s quiet savings.

On: リュウ ・ Kun: た-まる
溜
Printed
溜
Written
氵 留

渕 abyss

Kanji study for 渕

In the deep pool,
the mountain’s green seems to sink.
The water hides its depths.

On: エン ・ Kun: ふち
渕
Printed
渕
Written
渕

沌 chaos

Kanji study for 沌

Mist and water
merge upon the morning river.
The world has not yet chosen its form.

On: トン ・ Kun: くら-い
沌
Printed
沌
Written
氵 屯

濾 strainer

Kanji study for 濾

Water passes through bamboo
and falls drop by drop into the vessel.
Purity takes time.

On: ロ ・ Kun: こ-す
濾
Printed
濾
Written
氵 慮

濡 drench

Kanji study for 濡

After the summer rain,
the wet stone street reflects the lights.
Rain polishes the town.

On: ジュ ・ Kun: ぬれ-る
濡
Printed
濡
Written
氵 需

淀 eddy

Kanji study for 淀

At a bend in the river,
fallen leaves gather quietly.
Even flowing water needs a place to rest.

On: テン ・ Kun: よど-む
淀
Printed
淀
Written
氵 定
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