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KML - Lesson 146

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匡 set straight

Kanji study for 匡

A gardener quietly straightens
a leaning stone lantern.
Small hands preserve the landscape.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: すく-う
匡
Printed
匡
Written
匚 王

肇 founding

Kanji study for 肇

At daybreak,
the first bird begins to sing.
A new day is born.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: はじ-める
肇
Printed
肇
Written
戸
攵 聿

麿 utamaro

Kanji study for 麿

Before the mirror,
white robes are quietly arranged.
An age is reflected in them.

Kun: まろ
麿
Printed
麿
Written
麻
口 口

叢 conglomerate

Kanji study for 叢

A narrow path through dense trees
echoes only with birdsong.
Even green has its own depth.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: くさむら
叢
Printed
叢
Written
丵 取

肴 entreat

Kanji study for 肴

At the evening table,
steam and smiles gather together.
A good meal is meant to be shared.

On: コウ ・ Kun: さかな
肴
Printed
肴
Written
乂 有

斐 symmetrical

Kanji study for 斐

Indigo cloth
holds the traces of the artisan's hands.
Beauty is built little by little.

On: ヒ
斐
Printed
斐
Written
非 文

卿 magistrate

Kanji study for 卿

The gate of the old estate
stands quietly open once more.
Courtesy outlives every age.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: きみ
卿
Printed
卿
Written
卿

翫 fiddle

Kanji study for 翫

On the veranda,
tea is enjoyed while watching the garden.
Some moments are meant to be savored.

On: ガン ・ Kun: もてあそ-ぶ
翫
Printed
翫
Written
習 元

於 within

Kanji study for 於

By the river,
a white heron stands once again.
Morning has found that place too.

On: オ ・ Kun: おい-て
於
Printed
於
Written
方
人 丶

套 hackneyed

Kanji study for 套

Winter mountains
are wrapped in layer upon layer of mist.
Silence gathers in folds.

On: トウ ・ Kun: かさ-ねる
套
Printed
套
Written
大 長

叛 rebellion

Kanji study for 叛

A river sometimes
changes its course completely.
Nature belongs to no one.

On: ハン ・ Kun: そむ-く
叛
Printed
叛
Written
半 反

尖 sharp point

Kanji study for 尖

The cedar treetops
point sharply into the blue sky.
The wind begins there.

On: セン ・ Kun: とが-る
尖
Printed
尖
Written
小 大

壷 crock

Kanji study for 壷

Wildflowers
are quietly arranged in an old vase.
The season enters the room.

On: コ ・ Kun: つぼ
壷
Printed
壷
Written
壷

叡 sapience

Kanji study for 叡

Morning sunlight
shines down upon the mountains from above the clouds.
The highest light is quiet.

On: エイ ・ Kun: あき-らか
叡
Printed
叡
Written
睿 又

酋 chieftain

Kanji study for 酋

Beside the hearth,
an elder tells stories of long ago.
Wisdom is passed on like fire.

On: シュウ ・ Kun: おさ
酋
Printed
酋
Written
丷 酉

鴬 nightingale

Kanji study for 鴬

The bush warbler's song
announces spring among the plum blossoms.
The mountains awaken.

On: オウ ・ Kun: うぐいす
鴬
Printed
鴬
Written
⺍ 冖 鳥

赫 incandescent

Kanji study for 赫

The evening sun
paints the mountainside deep red.
The day's ending shines.

On: カク ・ Kun: あかい
赫
Printed
赫
Written
赤 赤

臥 supinate

Kanji study for 臥

Lying on the tatami,
listening to the breeze beyond the shoji.
An afternoon of doing nothing.

On: ガ ・ Kun: ふせ-る
臥
Printed
臥
Written
臣 人

甥 nephew

Kanji study for 甥

Children's laughter
runs through the garden.
Families raise time itself.

On: セイ ・ Kun: おい
甥
Printed
甥
Written
生 男

瓢 gourd

Kanji study for 瓢

A gourd
sways beneath the eaves in the breeze.
The old way of life smiles quietly.

On: ヒョウ ・ Kun: ひさご
瓢
Printed
瓢
Written
票 瓜
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