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KML - Lesson 21

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肯 agreement

Kanji study for 肯

Along the evening road,
only the back remained in silence.
Even an unspoken form carries weight.

On: コウ ・ Kun: がえんじ-る
肯
Printed
肯
Written
止 月

企 undertake

Kanji study for 企

Before the work begins,
the heart quietly lifts the plan.
Resolve first appears in the eyes.

On: キ ・ Kun: くわだ-てる
企
Printed
企
Written
人 止

歴 curriculum

Kanji study for 歴

Layered days resemble
the pages of an old text.
Learning becomes the trace of time.

On: レキ
歴
Printed
歴
Written
厂
木 木 止

武 warrior

Kanji study for 武

Before carrying the sword,
one must learn stillness.
Strength also lives in silence.

On: ブ ・ Kun: たけ
武
Printed
武
Written
一 止 戈

賦 levy

Kanji study for 賦

What is gathered
always carries another's burden.
Even unseen labor is counted.

On: フ
賦
Printed
賦
Written
貝 武

正 correct

Kanji study for 正

A straight line
slowly cuts away confusion.
Correctness takes a quiet form.

On: セイ ・ Kun: ただ-しい
正
Printed
正
Written
正

証 evidence

Kanji study for 証

Deeper than words,
the remaining mark speaks truth.
Time cannot conceal everything.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: あかし
証
Printed
証
Written
言 正

政 politics

Kanji study for 政

Those who guide others
must first govern themselves.
A nation begins with small choices.

On: セイ ・ Kun: まつりごと
政
Printed
政
Written
正 攵

定 determine

Kanji study for 定

Before the wavering scales,
quiet resolve remains at last.
Determination settles in the heart.

On: テイ ・ Kun: さだ-める
定
Printed
定
Written
宀 疋

錠 lock

Kanji study for 錠

Even a sealed door
will someday open again.
The key understands waiting.

On: ジョウ
錠
Printed
錠
Written
金 定

走 run

Kanji study for 走

Footsteps chasing the wind
echo across the dry earth.
The runner does not fear the night.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: はし-る
走
Printed
走
Written
土 疋

超 transcend

Kanji study for 超

Beyond the boundary
spreads a sky without a name.
Sometimes a person surpasses himself.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: こ-える
超
Printed
超
Written
走 召

赴 proceed

Kanji study for 赴

Along the morning road,
one sets out toward a new place.
Resolve supports the first step.

On: フ ・ Kun: おもむ-く
赴
Printed
赴
Written
走 卜

越 surpass

Kanji study for 越

Each mountain crossed
reveals a different landscape.
To surpass is to be changed.

On: エツ ・ Kun: こ-す
越
Printed
越
Written
走 戉

是 just so

Kanji study for 是

Without many words,
there comes the moment of "this is right."
A quiet certainty remains there.

On: ゼ ・ Kun: これ
是
Printed
是
Written
日 疋

題 topic

Kanji study for 題

Upon a single page
rests a question not yet begun.
The topic becomes a doorway to thought.

On: ダイ
題
Printed
題
Written
是 頁

堤 dike

Kanji study for 堤

The quiet dike
understands the unseen force of water.
What protects speaks the least.

On: テイ ・ Kun: つつみ
堤
Printed
堤
Written
土 是

建 build

Kanji study for 建

Before laying stone,
one imagines the future.
To build is to give shape to hope.

On: ケン ・ Kun: た-てる
建
Printed
建
Written
廴 聿

鍵 key

Kanji study for 鍵

With a single small key,
a closed world opens.
Answers are often quiet things.

On: ケン ・ Kun: かぎ
鍵
Printed
鍵
Written
金 建

延 prolong

Kanji study for 延

The shadow of the hourglass
quietly stretches the afternoon.
Time grows beautiful when cherished.

On: エン ・ Kun: の-びる
延
Printed
延
Written
廴
丿 止
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