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域 range

Kanji study for 域

Even within a small boundary,
each person holds a world.
A range quietly gives shape.

On: イキ
域
Printed
域
Written
土
口 一
戈

賊 burglar

Kanji study for 賊

Tearing through the night's silence,
only desire slips inside.
More than objects can be stolen.

On: ゾク
賊
Printed
賊
Written
貝 十 戈

栽 plantation

Kanji study for 栽

Hands touching the soil
quietly plant the future.
What grows requires time.

On: サイ
栽
Printed
栽
Written
十 木
戈

載 load

Kanji study for 載

The wheels bearing weight
continue silently down the road.
Responsibility has its own sound.

On: サイ ・ Kun: の-せる
載
Printed
載
Written
十 車
戈

茂 overgrown

Kanji study for 茂

Branches spread freely
until even light is hidden.
Abundance can grow too deep.

On: モ ・ Kun: しげ-る
茂
Printed
茂
Written
艹 戊

戚 relatives

Kanji study for 戚

In the smiles of old photographs
remains a warmth beyond time.
Kinship is a quiet memory.

On: ソク ・ Kun: いた-む
戚
Printed
戚
Written
上 小
戊

成 become

Kanji study for 成

Even a small sprout
holds the strength to reach the sky.
To become is to keep changing.

On: セイ ・ Kun: な-る
成
Printed
成
Written
力 戊

城 castle

Kanji study for 城

Within towering walls
live both hope and fear.
A castle reflects its age.

On: ジョウ ・ Kun: しろ
城
Printed
城
Written
土 成

誠 sincerity

Kanji study for 誠

Unadorned words
reach deepest into the heart.
Sincerity is a quiet flame.

On: セイ ・ Kun: まこと
誠
Printed
誠
Written
言 成

威 intimidate

Kanji study for 威

Without raising a fierce voice,
true power is still conveyed.
Authority lives in silence.

On: イ ・ Kun: おど-す
威
Printed
威
Written
一 女 戊

滅 destroy

Kanji study for 滅

After everything burns away,
only smoke rises skyward.
Destruction arrives quietly.

On: メツ ・ Kun: ほろ-びる
滅
Printed
滅
Written
氵 一 火 戊

減 dwindle

Kanji study for 減

Like sand in an hourglass,
time diminishes unnoticed.
Loss too is natural.

On: ゲン ・ Kun: へ-る
減
Printed
減
Written
氵 一 口 戊

蔑 disdain

Kanji study for 蔑

A cold gaze
darkens oneself before another.
Disdain narrows the heart.

On: ベツ ・ Kun: ないがしろ
蔑
Printed
蔑
Written
艹 罒 一 戊

桟 scaffold

Kanji study for 桟

Toward unfinished heights,
the wooden frame reaches skyward.
There is meaning even in becoming.

On: サン ・ Kun: かけはし
桟
Printed
桟
Written
木 戋

銭 coin

Kanji study for 銭

Even a single coin
holds labor and longing within it.
Value runs deeper than form.

On: セン ・ Kun: ぜに
銭
Printed
銭
Written
金 戋

浅 shallow

Kanji study for 浅

Upon shallow waters
the sky reflects clearly.
Depth alone is not beauty.

On: セン ・ Kun: あさ-い
浅
Printed
浅
Written
氵 戋

止 stop

Kanji study for 止

Only by stopping
can certain landscapes be seen.
Stillness is not the end.

On: シ ・ Kun: と-まる
止
Printed
止
Written
止

歩 walk

Kanji study for 歩

The unhurried step
sometimes travels the farthest.
Walking is a quiet strength.

On: ホ ・ Kun: ある-く
歩
Printed
歩
Written
止 少

渉 ford

Kanji study for 渉

At the ford beneath one's feet,
cold currents cling and pull.
Only the crossing traveler sees the farther shore.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: わた-る
渉
Printed
渉
Written
氵 歩

頻 repeatedly

Kanji study for 頻

Within the same flowing stream,
one washes the hands again and again.
Repetition shapes habit.

On: ヒン ・ Kun: しき-りに
頻
Printed
頻
Written
歩 頁
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