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KML - Lesson 27

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rhyme

Kanji study for 韻

Though the sound has faded,
its resonance lingers quietly,
filling the heart.

On: イン
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discriminating

Kanji study for 識

Beyond mere knowledge,
truth is found quietly resting
within stillness.

On: シキ ・ Kun: し-る
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mirror

Kanji study for 鏡

More than reflection,
an unclouded heart reveals
what is truly real.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: かがみ
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boundary

Kanji study for 境

Beyond all boundaries,
only what still remains
was ever real.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: さかい
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deceased

Kanji study for 亡

After all has gone,
only silence still remains
while the wind recalls.

On: ボウ ・ Kun: な-い
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blind

Kanji study for 盲

Those without eyesight
often search more deeply still
for what truly shines.

On: モウ ・ Kun: めくら
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delusion

Kanji study for 妄

Within blurred landscapes,
the heart chases illusions
and loses its way.

On: モウ ・ Kun: みだ-りに
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laid waste

Kanji study for 荒

Even ruined fields
still carry forgotten prayers
within the wind.

On: コウ ・ Kun: あ-らす
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ambition

Kanji study for 望

Gazing toward distant light,
the heart waits silently
for the coming dawn.

On: ボウ ・ Kun: のぞ-む
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direction

Kanji study for 方

When lost in darkness,
the quiet voice within
shows the proper way.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: かた
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disturb

Kanji study for 妨

Beyond every wall
that rises to obstruct us
lies another sky.

On: ボウ ・ Kun: さまた-げる
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boy

Kanji study for 坊

Upon the young back,
an unseen future trembles
within the wind.

On: ボウ
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perfume

Kanji study for 芳

Though blossoms may fade,
their fragrance continues on
beyond passing time.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: かんば-しい
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obese

Kanji study for 肪

Beneath excessive weight
rests a quieter burden
hidden in silence.

On: ボウ
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call on

Kanji study for 訪

When knocking softly,
beyond the quiet lamplight
someone still awaits.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: おとず-れる
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release

Kanji study for 放

Once the hand releases,
the wind carries the spirit
into distant skies.

On: ホウ ・ Kun: はな-す
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violent

Kanji study for 激

Even violent storms
leave only quiet behind
upon the earth.

On: ゲキ ・ Kun: はげ-しい
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undress

Kanji study for 脱

Casting off old shells,
a quieter self awakens
with the morning light.

On: ダツ ・ Kun: ぬ-ぐ
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theory

Kanji study for 説

When words are shared well,
even guarded hearts begin
quietly to glow.

On: セツ ・ Kun: と-く
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pointed

Kanji study for 鋭

True sharpness is not
the power merely to wound,
but to see clearly.

On: エイ ・ Kun: するど-い
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