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KML - Lesson 32

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曰 sayeth

Kanji study for 曰

The spoken words
still slept upon the page,
and only the morning mist
knew what they meant.

On: エツ ・ Kun: いわ-く
曰
Printed
曰
Written
曰

困 quandary

Kanji study for 困

The enclosed tree
looked upward without haste.
Mist gathered quietly,
never demanding an answer.

On: コン ・ Kun: こま-る
困
Printed
困
Written
囗 木

固 hard

Kanji study for 固

Though centuries of rain
stroked the stone,
its silence remained
unchanged.

On: コ ・ Kun: かた-める
固
Printed
固
Written
囗 古

錮 weld

Kanji study for 錮

The rusted gate
forgot how to open,
yet remembered
how to keep time.

On: コ ・ Kun: ふさ-ぐ
錮
Printed
錮
Written
金 固

国 country

Kanji study for 国

Morning mist joined
the homes in the valley.
Though far apart,
they shared the same dawn.

On: コク ・ Kun: くに
国
Printed
国
Written
囗 玉

団 group

Kanji study for 団

Each lantern flickered
on its own,
yet somehow
they became a single glow.

On: ダン ・ Kun: かたまり
団
Printed
団
Written
囗 寸

因 reason

Kanji study for 因

One footprint
called forth another.
Beyond the reach of waves,
a reason was born.

On: イン ・ Kun: よ-る
因
Printed
因
Written
囗 大

姻 matrimony

Kanji study for 姻

On a rainy road
two umbrellas touched.
Though no faces were seen,
their hearts walked together.

On: イン
姻
Printed
姻
Written
女 因

咽 gullet

Kanji study for 咽

Steam rose to the sky,
tea descended within.
In that brief journey
lived a quiet warmth.

On: イン ・ Kun: むせ-ぶ
咽
Printed
咽
Written
口 因

園 garden

Kanji study for 園

A stone path wound inward
through the rain-washed garden.
Beyond the mist
waited an unseen silence.

On: エン ・ Kun: その
園
Printed
園
Written
囗 袁

回 occurrences

Kanji study for 回

A single drop
spread into circles.
So too do events
travel outward through time.

On: カイ ・ Kun: まわ-る
回
Printed
回
Written
囗 口

壇 podium

Kanji study for 壇

No one stood upon the platform.
Only the wind arrived.
Unspoken words
waited there.

On: ダン
壇
Printed
壇
Written
土
⼇ 回 旦

店 store

Kanji study for 店

An evening lantern
lit the rainy street.
Within the small shop
was the warmth of returning.

On: テン ・ Kun: みせ
店
Printed
店
Written
广 占

庫 storage

Kanji study for 庫

Through the partly opened door
light entered softly.
Forgotten years
still breathed within.

On: コ ・ Kun: くら
庫
Printed
庫
Written
广 車

庭 courtyard

Kanji study for 庭

Clouds drifted quietly
within the stone basin.
That silence itself
was the voice of the courtyard.

On: テイ ・ Kun: にわ
庭
Printed
庭
Written
广 延

庁 government office

Kanji study for 庁

Light walked
the long corridor,
not for authority,
but for order.

On: チョウ ・ Kun: やくしょ
庁
Printed
庁
Written
广 丁

床 bed

Kanji study for 床

Moonlight rested
upon the floorboards.
Rest is the courage
to do nothing.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: とこ
床
Printed
床
Written
广 木

麻 hemp

Kanji study for 麻

The hemp swayed
in the sea wind,
finding rhythm
in repetition.

On: マ ・ Kun: あさ
麻
Printed
麻
Written
广 林

磨 grind

Kanji study for 磨

Water flowed,
the stone was worn smooth.
Years of practice
sharpened more than any blade.

On: マ ・ Kun: みが-く
磨
Printed
磨
Written
广 林 石

心 heart

Kanji study for 心

Upon the quiet lake
floated a crimson leaf.
Every journey
came gently to rest here.

On: シン ・ Kun: こころ
心
Printed
心
Written
心
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