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KML - Lesson 18

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week

Kanji study for 週

Within the turning seven days,
people slowly change.
Time circles quietly onward.

On: シュウ
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gentleman

Kanji study for 士

Within quiet posture,
sincerity reveals itself naturally.
Dignity does not raise its voice.

On: シ ・ Kun: さむらい
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good luck

Kanji study for 吉

Even upon a small fortune slip
human hope is tied gently there.
Good luck resembles prayer.

On: キチ ・ Kun: よし
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robust

Kanji study for 壮

In the stance upon the earth
dwells unwavering strength.
True power is steady and quiet.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: さかん
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villa

Kanji study for 荘

Within the house among trees
rests a silence beyond time.
True richness is not loud.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: ほうき
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sell

Kanji study for 売

Goods beneath warm lights
quietly sustain daily life.
Commerce carries stories within it.

On: バイ ・ Kun: う-る
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study

Kanji study for 学

Within accumulated pages,
one discovers a newer self.
Learning has no final end.

On: ガク ・ Kun: まな-ぶ
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memorize

Kanji study for 覚

Characters written again and again
remain deep within the heart.
Memory quietly takes root.

On: カク ・ Kun: おぼ-える
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flourish

Kanji study for 栄

In the blooming street scene
the lives of people are reflected.
Prosperity grows together.

On: エイ ・ Kun: さか-える
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write

Kanji study for 書

Words born from the brush
give shape to unseen thoughts.
To write is to leave something behind.

On: ショ ・ Kun: か-く
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haven

Kanji study for 津

Upon the harbor waters
rests the comfort of return.
A haven welcomes travelers home.

On: シン ・ Kun: つ
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breed

Kanji study for 牧

Within the wind across open fields,
life grows slowly onward.
To nurture is to wait patiently.

On: ボク ・ Kun: まき
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aggression

Kanji study for 攻

Beneath the burning sky,
human anger spreads as well.
Aggression transforms the landscape.

On: コウ ・ Kun: せ-める
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failure

Kanji study for 敗

Even beyond broken roads
there are those who continue onward.
Defeat is not the end.

On: ハイ ・ Kun: やぶ-れる
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sheet of

Kanji study for 枚

Within a single waiting page
sleeps an unwritten future.
Paper waits for possibility.

On: マイ
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happenstance

Kanji study for 故

Encounters seeming accidental
later begin to reveal meaning.
Connections form quietly.

On: コ ・ Kun: ゆえ
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awe

Kanji study for 敬

Along the quiet evening path
the heart bows naturally.
Reverence is not fear.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: うやま-う
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say

Kanji study for 言

With only a single word,
one may wound or heal another.
Words carry weight.

On: ゲン ・ Kun: い-う
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admonish

Kanji study for 警

The warning bell in the distance
signals a quiet danger.
Admonition can also be care.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: いまし-める
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plot

Kanji study for 計

Across the plans upon the desk
an unseen future is sketched.
A design begins in thought.

On: ケイ ・ Kun: はか-る
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