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KML - Lesson 15

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呈 display

Kanji study for 呈

Within the offered sheet of paper
rests a thought not yet spoken.
A quiet display stirs the heart.

On: テイ
呈
Printed
呈
Written
口 王

全 whole

Kanji study for 全

The figure with open arms
reveals a wholeness without lack.
One who embraces all remains calm.

On: ゼン ・ Kun: まった-く
全
Printed
全
Written
人 王

栓 plug

Kanji study for 栓

With a single small plug,
the flow is halted and protected.
Even little things become boundaries.

On: セン
栓
Printed
栓
Written
木 全

理 logic

Kanji study for 理

Though thought cannot be seen,
reason quietly forms its paths.
Logic shines within confusion.

On: リ ・ Kun: ことわり
理
Printed
理
Written
王 里

主 master

Kanji study for 主

Greater than one upon a throne
is one who governs himself.
A true master carries stillness.

On: シュ ・ Kun: ぬし
主
Printed
主
Written
丶 王

注 pour

Kanji study for 注

The sound of tea being poured
warms a small moment in time.
Even the act of pouring has warmth.

On: チュウ ・ Kun: そそ-ぐ
注
Printed
注
Written
氵 主

柱 pillar

Kanji study for 柱

Even through long ages,
the pillar silently supports the roof.
Strength is quiet endurance.

On: チュウ ・ Kun: はしら
柱
Printed
柱
Written
木 主

金 gold

Kanji study for 金

Gold gathers the light,
yet also reflects human desire.
Brightness tests the heart.

On: キン ・ Kun: かね
金
Printed
金
Written
金

銑 pig iron

Kanji study for 銑

Even within rough pig iron
future forms lie sleeping.
There is worth in the unfinished.

On: セン
銑
Printed
銑
Written
金 先

鉢 bowl

Kanji study for 鉢

Before an empty bowl,
one waits for the moment of filling.
A vessel is quiet hope.

On: ハチ
鉢
Printed
鉢
Written
金 本

銅 copper

Kanji study for 銅

The reddish hue of copper
retains memories of ancient times.
Even metal can hold warmth.

On: ドウ ・ Kun: あかがね
銅
Printed
銅
Written
金 同

釣 angling

Kanji study for 釣

The old man by the water
waits more for time than for fish.
Silence is the companion of angling.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: つ-る
釣
Printed
釣
Written
金 勺

針 needle

Kanji study for 針

The tip of a slender needle
joins what has been torn apart.
Small tools mend wounds.

On: シン ・ Kun: はり
針
Printed
針
Written
金 十

銘 inscription

Kanji study for 銘

Words carved into stone
remain even after voices fade.
Memory lives through inscription.

On: メイ
銘
Printed
銘
Written
金 名

鎮 tranquilize

Kanji study for 鎮

A hand touching a troubled heart
works like a quiet medicine.
Peace reaches deeper than force.

On: チン ・ Kun: しず-める
鎮
Printed
鎮
Written
金 真

道 road

Kanji study for 道

Beyond the winding road
someone's life continues on.
Roads connect human lives.

On: ドウ ・ Kun: みち
道
Printed
道
Written
辶 首

導 guidance

Kanji study for 導

Though the lighthouse stands far away,
its light is enough for the lost.
Guidance may be only a small light.

On: ドウ ・ Kun: みちび-く
導
Printed
導
Written
道 寸

辻 crossing

Kanji study for 辻

Each time one stands at a crossing,
an unknown future is chosen.
Crossroads contain stories.

Kun: つじ
辻
Printed
辻
Written
辶 十

迅 swift

Kanji study for 迅

The swallow cuts through the wind
and crosses the wide sky in moments.
Within swiftness lives a shadow of freedom.

On: ジン
迅
Printed
迅
Written
辶 卂

造 create

Kanji study for 造

The craftsman's hands touch the wood
and awaken forms not yet seen.
Creation is a quiet dialogue.

On: ゾウ ・ Kun: つく-る
造
Printed
造
Written
辶 告
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