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KML - Lesson 150

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鋪 shop

Kanji study for 鋪

The shop curtain sways in the morning breeze.
Today's flowers wait by the entrance.
Another quiet day begins.

On: ホ ・ Kun: しく
鋪
Printed
鋪
Written
金 甫

嶋 island

Kanji study for 嶋

The sea surrounding the little island
reflects the morning sun like a mirror.
Only the waves know the passing of time.

On: トウ ・ Kun: しま
嶋
Printed
嶋
Written
山 鳥

峯 summit

Kanji study for 峯

Above the clouds,
a white mountain peak appears.
The sky feels close enough to touch.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: みね
峯
Printed
峯
Written
山
夂 丰

埜 plains

Kanji study for 埜

The wind crosses the open fields.
Every blade of grass sways together.
Nature does not argue.

On: ヤ ・ Kun: の
埜
Printed
埜
Written
林 土

龍 dragon old

Kanji study for 龍

Mist flows through the mountains
like the tail of a dragon climbing the valley.
Long ago, people saw dragons there.

On: リュウ ・ Kun: たつ
龍
Printed
龍
Written
龍

寵 patronage

Kanji study for 寵

A cat sleeps on the veranda.
No one rushes it.
Time passes gently in quiet affection.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: めぐ-み
寵
Printed
寵
Written
宀 龍

聾 deafness

Kanji study for 聾

Deep snow blankets the village.
Sound itself seems asleep.
Even silence has a voice.

On: ロウ ・ Kun: ろう-する
聾
Printed
聾
Written
龍 耳

慾 longing old

Kanji study for 慾

The full moon is reflected in the pond.
No hand can reach it.
Beauty need not be possessed.

On: ヨク
慾
Printed
慾
Written
欲 心

嶽 point old

Kanji study for 嶽

The great mountain catches the morning sun.
People pause,
simply looking upward.

On: ガク ・ Kun: たけ
嶽
Printed
嶽
Written
山 獄

國 country old

Kanji study for 國

Even the distant terraced fields
receive the same evening light.
Home lives within the landscape.

On: コク ・ Kun: くに
國
Printed
國
Written
囗 或

脛 shin

Kanji study for 脛

Climbing the stone steps,
your legs begin to tire.
The view is still waiting.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: すね
脛
Printed
脛
Written
月 巠

勁 idable

Kanji study for 勁

The slender bamboo bends in the wind,
then rises again without breaking.
True strength is flexible.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: つよ-い
勁
Printed
勁
Written
巠 力

祀 enshrine

Kanji study for 祀

Fresh flowers are placed
at the shrine in the morning.
Prayer begins quietly.

On: シ ・ Kun: まつ-る
祀
Printed
祀
Written
礻 巳

祓 exorcism

Kanji study for 祓

White paper streamers sway in the breeze.
The priest performs the purification rite.
The heart feels a little lighter.

On: フツ ・ Kun: はら-う
祓
Printed
祓
Written
礻 犮

躇 dither

Kanji study for 躇

On the misty mountain path,
one step pauses.
Some mornings are not meant to hurry.

On: チョ ・ Kun: ためら-う
躇
Printed
躇
Written
足 著

壽 longevity old

Kanji study for 壽

The old pine tree
has known generations of wind.
A long life is a quiet one.

On: ジュ ・ Kun: ことぶき
壽
Printed
壽
Written
壽

躊 hesitate

Kanji study for 躊

Standing where the path divides,
listen to the wind.
There is no need to rush the answer.

On: チュウ ・ Kun: ためら-う
躊
Printed
躊
Written
足 壽

饅 bean jam

Kanji study for 饅

Steaming buns are shared
on a peaceful afternoon.
Sweetness becomes a memory.

On: マン
饅
Printed
饅
Written
飠 曼

嘔 retch

Kanji study for 嘔

After the rain,
take a slow, deep breath.
The body gradually finds its balance.

On: オウ ・ Kun: は-く
嘔
Printed
嘔
Written
口 區

鼈 snapping turtle

Kanji study for 鼈

A soft-shelled turtle sleeps
at the bottom of a quiet pond.
Only the seasons pass across the water.

On: ベツ ・ Kun: すっぽん
鼈
Printed
鼈
Written
敝 黽
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