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KML - Lesson 137

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蚤 flea

Kanji study for 蚤

On the veranda,
a cat happily grooms itself.
The afternoon is peaceful.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: のみ
蚤
Printed
蚤
Written
叉 虫

蟹 crab

Kanji study for 蟹

A little crab
walks beneath the rocks in a clear stream.
The water reflects summer.

On: カイ ・ Kun: かに
蟹
Printed
蟹
Written
解 虫

蛋 protein

Kanji study for 蛋

The aroma of tamagoyaki
fills the morning kitchen.
Another gentle beginning.

On: タン
蛋
Printed
蛋
Written
疋 虫

蟄 hibernation

Kanji study for 蟄

Winter earth
waits quietly for spring.
Hidden life sleeps below.

On: チツ ・ Kun: ちっ-する
蟄
Printed
蟄
Written
執 虫

蝿 housefly

Kanji study for 蝿

A lone fly
passes across the summer veranda.
Only the wind chime keeps moving.

On: ヨウ ・ Kun: はえ
蝿
Printed
蝿
Written
蝿

蟻 ant

Kanji study for 蟻

A line of ants
hurries between the garden stones.
Even tiny lives have work to do.

On: ギ ・ Kun: あり
蟻
Printed
蟻
Written
虫 義

蝋 wax

Kanji study for 蝋

At dusk,
a single candle is lit.
A quiet night begins.

On: ロウ ・ Kun: みつろう
蝋
Printed
蝋
Written
虫 鼡

蝦 shrimp

Kanji study for 蝦

A shrimp
catches the sunlight by the shore.
The sea is clear today.

On: カ ・ Kun: えび
蝦
Printed
蝦
Written
虫 叚

蛸 octopus

Kanji study for 蛸

At the fishing harbor,
octopus pots wait in neat rows.
The day's work begins.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: たこ
蛸
Printed
蛸
Written
虫 肖

螺 screw

Kanji study for 螺

Holding a seashell
to your ear,
the waves still sing.

On: ラ ・ Kun: にし
螺
Printed
螺
Written
虫 累

蝉 cicada

Kanji study for 蝉

The midsummer forest
is filled with cicada song.
Even the sunlight feels warm.

On: セン ・ Kun: せみ
蝉
Printed
蝉
Written
虫 単

蛙 frog

Kanji study for 蛙

At dusk beside the rice fields,
frogs sing toward the evening sky.
Summer is not yet over.

On: ア ・ Kun: かえる
蛙
Printed
蛙
Written
虫 圭

蛾 moth

Kanji study for 蛾

A moth
circles the light beyond the shoji.
Night has its own quiet life.

On: ギ ・ Kun: ひむし
蛾
Printed
蛾
Written
虫 我

蛤 clam

Kanji study for 蛤

On the spring shore,
I pick up a single clam shell.
The sea breeze smiles.

On: コウ ・ Kun: はまぐり
蛤
Printed
蛤
Written
虫 合

蛭 leech

Kanji study for 蛭

Walking the mountain trail,
the cold stream reminds us:
nature is more than beauty.

On: シツ ・ Kun: ひる
蛭
Printed
蛭
Written
虫 至

蛎 oyster

Kanji study for 蛎

From the winter sea,
fresh oysters arrive quietly.
A gift from the ocean.

On: レイ ・ Kun: かき
蛎
Printed
蛎
Written
虫 厉

罫 ruled lines

Kanji study for 罫

On a fresh notebook page,
the first character is written.
Another day of learning begins.

On: ケイ
罫
Printed
罫
Written
罒
圭 卜

袈 stole

Kanji study for 袈

At the mountain temple,
a monk's robe sways in the breeze.
The bell echoes through the valley.

On: ケ
袈
Printed
袈
Written
加 衣

裟 monks sash

Kanji study for 裟

A monk climbs the stone steps.
Only the color of his robe
stands out in the morning mist.

On: サ
裟
Printed
裟
Written
沙 衣

截 incision

Kanji study for 截

A gardener
cuts away a single branch.
Beauty is sometimes created by removing.

On: セツ ・ Kun: き-る
截
Printed
截
Written
十 隹
戈
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