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KML - Lesson 14

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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
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special

Kanji study for 特

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

On: トク
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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
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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
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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
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jammed in

Kanji study for 介

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

On: カイ
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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
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tea

Kanji study for 茶

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

On: チャ
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stature

Kanji study for 脊

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

On: セキ ・ Kun: せ
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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
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pagoda

Kanji study for 塔

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

On: トウ
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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emperor

Kanji study for 皇

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

On: コウ
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