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KML - Lesson 14

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牛 cow

Kanji study for 牛

The cow standing in the quiet field
eats the day without hurry.
There is strength in gentleness.

On: ギュウ ・ Kun: うし
牛
Printed
牛
Written
牛

特 special

Kanji study for 特

Crowns and jewels
do not guarantee greatness.
True worth lives in one's actions.

On: トク
特
Printed
特
Written
牛 寺

告 revelation

Kanji study for 告

Before the opened book,
one first learns to fear truth.
Revelation is both light and burden.

On: コク ・ Kun: つ-げる
告
Printed
告
Written
牛 口

先 previous

Kanji study for 先

The hands of the old clock
quietly mark what has passed.
What came before becomes memory.

On: セン ・ Kun: さき
先
Printed
先
Written
牛 儿

洗 wash

Kanji study for 洗

Each time hands enter cool water,
the heart's cloudiness drifts away.
To wash is to restore order.

On: セン ・ Kun: あら-う
洗
Printed
洗
Written
氵 先

介 jammed in

Kanji study for 介

Even trapped within narrow spaces,
people still try to move forward.
Will survives within constraint.

On: カイ
介
Printed
介
Written
介

界 world

Kanji study for 界

While gazing at the round earth,
people still continue drawing borders.
The world is wide, yet hearts are narrow.

On: カイ
界
Printed
界
Written
田 介

茶 tea

Kanji study for 茶

A steaming cup of tea
quiets a noisy day.
Small warmth lingers deeply.

On: チャ
茶
Printed
茶
Written
艹 人 木

脊 stature

Kanji study for 脊

Not only in height,
people grow in unseen ways.
Maturity appears quietly.

On: セキ ・ Kun: せ
脊
Printed
脊
Written
冫 冫
人 月

合 fit

Kanji study for 合

When forms fit perfectly together,
harmony begins within the heart.
There is beauty in alignment.

On: ゴウ ・ Kun: あ-う
合
Printed
合
Written
人 一 口

塔 pagoda

Kanji study for 塔

The pagoda rising toward the sky
is prayer stacked upon prayer.
Height calls forth silence.

On: トウ
塔
Printed
塔
Written
土
艹 合

王 king

Kanji study for 王

Greater than one who wears a crown
is one who knows the people's tears.
Compassion reaches deeper than rule.

On: オウ
王
Printed
王
Written
王

玉 ball

Kanji study for 玉

The polished sphere,
though small, continues reflecting light.
Beauty is born from careful attention.

On: ギョク ・ Kun: たま
玉
Printed
玉
Written
王 丶

宝 treasure

Kanji study for 宝

Heavier than treasure in a chest
are the memories one fears to lose.
Treasure also sleeps within the heart.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: たから
宝
Printed
宝
Written
宀 玉

珠 pearl

Kanji study for 珠

Within the silence of the deep sea,
a pearl gathers time slowly.
Worth is never created in haste.

On: シュ ・ Kun: たま
珠
Printed
珠
Written
王 朱

現 present

Kanji study for 現

Standing between past and future,
one gazes upon the light called now.
Only the present can be touched.

On: ゲン ・ Kun: あらわ-れる
現
Printed
現
Written
王 見

玩 toy with

Kanji study for 玩

Children build tiny worlds
and laughingly destroy them again.
Play is the beginning of creation.

On: ガン ・ Kun: もちあそ-ぶ
玩
Printed
玩
Written
王 元

狂 lunatic

Kanji study for 狂

Behind the scream of madness
lies pain no one ever reached.
Loneliness sleeps beneath terror.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: くる-う
狂
Printed
狂
Written
犭 王

旺 flourishing

Kanji study for 旺

Like a tree spreading its branches,
life quietly grows full.
Flourishing begins with deep roots.

On: オウ ・ Kun: さかん
旺
Printed
旺
Written
日 王

皇 emperor

Kanji study for 皇

Even the emperor upon the throne
becomes merely a man at dusk.
Authority is never eternal.

On: コウ
皇
Printed
皇
Written
白 王
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