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KML - Lesson 138

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哉 alas

Kanji study for 哉

Looking up at the sunset,
"How beautiful," slips out without thinking.
The words dissolve into the breeze.

On: サイ ・ Kun: かな
哉
Printed
哉
Written
十 戈
口

詢 counsel

Kanji study for 詢

On the veranda,
Grandfather quietly asks,
"How was your day?"

On: ジュン ・ Kun: はか-る
詢
Printed
詢
Written
言 旬

諄 polite

Kanji study for 諄

Around the hearth,
Grandmother tells the same story again.
Love never tires of repeating itself.

On: シュン ・ Kun: ひちくど-い
諄
Printed
諄
Written
言 享

讐 vendetta

Kanji study for 讐

The wind across the mountains
knows nothing of yesterday's quarrels.
Spring comes to everyone.

On: シュウ ・ Kun: あだ
讐
Printed
讐
Written
隹 隹
言

諌 remonstrate

Kanji study for 諌

The pine in the garden
keeps growing after a careful pruning.
Kindness can sometimes be firm.

On: カン ・ Kun: いさ-め
諌
Printed
諌
Written
言 東

諒 verify

Kanji study for 諒

In the misty meadow,
a quiet nod is enough.
Some mornings need no explanation.

On: リョウ ・ Kun: あきら-か
諒
Printed
諒
Written
言 京

讃 compliment

Kanji study for 讃

The temple bell
fills the valley with its sound.
Beauty becomes a song.

On: サン ・ Kun: ほ-める
讃
Printed
讃
Written
言 賛

訊 query

Kanji study for 訊

At the evening station,
a traveler asks for directions.
A smile becomes the signpost.

On: ジン ・ Kun: き-く
訊
Printed
訊
Written
言
十 乚

訣 split up

Kanji study for 訣

On a morning of falling cherry blossoms,
farewell begins quietly.
Until we meet again.

On: ケツ ・ Kun: わかれ
訣
Printed
訣
Written
言 夬

詫 apologize

Kanji study for 詫

Carrying a small gift,
"I'm sorry," is softly spoken.
The heart grows lighter.

On: タ ・ Kun: わび
詫
Printed
詫
Written
言 宅

誼 familiarity

Kanji study for 誼

Sharing tea
on a spring veranda,
friendship grows quietly.

On: ギ ・ Kun: よしみ
誼
Printed
誼
Written
言 宜

謬 fallible

Kanji study for 謬

Words
sometimes lose their way.
Smile, and find the path again.

On: ビュウ ・ Kun: あやま-る
謬
Printed
謬
Written
言
羽
人 彡

訝 wary

Kanji study for 訝

An old cat
stares at an unfamiliar pair of shoes.
Wonder belongs in the day.

On: ガ ・ Kun: いぶか-る
訝
Printed
訝
Written
言 牙

諺 proverb

Kanji study for 諺

Grandfather's old proverbs
return with the seasons.
Old wisdom never fades.

On: ゲン ・ Kun: ことわざ
諺
Printed
諺
Written
言 彦

誹 slander

Kanji study for 誹

The wind
carries no one's gossip.
Birdsong is enough.

On: ヒ ・ Kun: そし-る
誹
Printed
誹
Written
言 非

謂 so called

Kanji study for 謂

Someone calls your name,
and an answer comes from beyond the garden.
Someone is waiting today.

On: イ ・ Kun: い-う
謂
Printed
謂
Written
言 胃

諜 spying

Kanji study for 諜

Only the rain
moves beyond the shoji.
The rain keeps its own secrets.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: ちょう-ずる
諜
Printed
諜
Written
言
世 木

註 footnote

Kanji study for 註

A small note
remains in the margin of a book.
The reader's voice lives on.

On: チュウ
註
Printed
註
Written
言 主

譬 parable

Kanji study for 譬

The evening sun
falls like a golden leaf upon the lake.
Nature speaks in metaphors.

On: ヒ ・ Kun: たと-える
譬
Printed
譬
Written
辟 言

轟 rumble

Kanji study for 轟

A waterfall's roar
echoes through the mountain gorge.
Even the silence grows deeper.

On: ゴウ ・ Kun: とどろ-かす
轟
Printed
轟
Written
車 車 車
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