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KML - Lesson 13

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苛 bullying

Kanji study for 苛

A shadow crushes
the voice of the small—
only the morning grass remembers the tears.

On: カ ・ Kun: いじ-める
苛
Printed
苛
Written
艹 可

寛 tolerant

Kanji study for 寛

Soft light enters
through the old window—
forgiveness fills the room without sound.

On: カン ・ Kun: くつろ-ぐ
寛
Printed
寛
Written
宀 艹 見

薄 dilute

Kanji study for 薄

In the misted field
the colors dissolve—
only faint boundaries remain in the wind.

On: ハク ・ Kun: うす-い
薄
Printed
薄
Written
艹
氵 尃

葉 leaf

Kanji study for 葉

Young leaves tremble
beneath the pale sky—
spring begins one leaf at a time.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: は
葉
Printed
葉
Written
艹 世 木

模 imitation

Kanji study for 模

The painted tree
resembles the real one—
but it cannot capture the wind.

On: モ
模
Printed
模
Written
木
艹 日 大

漠 vague

Kanji study for 漠

A distant light
blurs upon the water—
the answer still hides beyond the mist.

On: バク
漠
Printed
漠
Written
氵 莫

墓 grave

Kanji study for 墓

A small stone
buried among the grass—
sleeping nameless in the evening light.

On: ボ ・ Kun: はか
墓
Printed
墓
Written
艹 日 大 土

暮 livelihood

Kanji study for 暮

Quiet hands till
the evening earth—
life continues in the scent of soil.

On: ボ ・ Kun: く-れる
暮
Printed
暮
Written
艹 日 大 日

膜 membrane

Kanji study for 膜

A fragile circle
reflects the light—
one touch and the world disappears.

On: マク
膜
Printed
膜
Written
月 莫

苗 seedling

Kanji study for 苗

A tiny sprout
pushes through the soil—
the future is still soft.

On: ビョウ ・ Kun: なえ
苗
Printed
苗
Written
艹 田

兆 portent

Kanji study for 兆

Within the cracked shell
echoes the footstep
of an unseen age.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: きざ-す
兆
Printed
兆
Written
兆

桃 peach tree

Kanji study for 桃

Along the spring road
peach blossoms bloom—
even the wind carries color.

On: トウ ・ Kun: もも
桃
Printed
桃
Written
木 兆

眺 stare

Kanji study for 眺

The horse keeps staring
into the distance—
only the clouds drift slowly by.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: なが-める
眺
Printed
眺
Written
目 兆

犬 dog

Kanji study for 犬

The black dog sits
without a sound—
waiting for familiar footsteps.

On: ケン ・ Kun: いぬ
犬
Printed
犬
Written
大 丶

状 status quo

Kanji study for 状

The circle of resting dogs
never seems to change—
only time passes quietly through.

On: ジョウ
状
Printed
状
Written
丬 犬

黙 silence

Kanji study for 黙

The black dog
wears its silence gently—
speech remains outside the room.

On: モク ・ Kun: だま-る
黙
Printed
黙
Written
里 犬
灬

然 sort of thing

Kanji study for 然

The fire burns
without explanation—
simply illuminating the night.

On: ゼン ・ Kun: しか
然
Printed
然
Written
月 犬
灬

荻 reed

Kanji study for 荻

White reeds sway
before the autumn wind—
the season arrives before its voice.

On: テキ ・ Kun: おぎ
荻
Printed
荻
Written
艹
犭 火

狩 hunt

Kanji study for 狩

A dark hunter
moves through the forest—
the woods reveal nothing yet.

On: シュ ・ Kun: か-る
狩
Printed
狩
Written
犭 守

猫 cat

Kanji study for 猫

At dusk the cat sits
perfectly still—
looking slightly down upon the world.

On: ビョウ ・ Kun: ねこ
猫
Printed
猫
Written
犭 苗
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