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KML - Lesson 20

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range

Kanji study for 域

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

On: イキ
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burglar

Kanji study for 賊

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

On: ゾク
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plantation

Kanji study for 栽

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

On: サイ
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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
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overgrown

Kanji study for 茂

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

On: モ ・ Kun: しげ-る
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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
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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
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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
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sincerity

Kanji study for 誠

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

On: セイ ・ Kun: まこと
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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
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destroy

Kanji study for 滅

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

On: メツ ・ Kun: ほろ-びる
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dwindle

Kanji study for 減

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

On: ゲン ・ Kun: へ-る
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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
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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
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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
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shallow

Kanji study for 浅

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

On: セン ・ Kun: あさ-い
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stop

Kanji study for 止

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

On: シ ・ Kun: と-まる
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walk

Kanji study for 歩

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

On: ホ ・ Kun: ある-く
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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
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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
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