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KML - Lesson 34

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恐 fear

Kanji study for 恐

The bridge of mist
hides the far shore from sight—
only the next step is certain.

On: キョウ ・ Kun: おそ-れる
恐
Printed
恐
Written
工 凡
心

惑 beguile

Kanji study for 惑

The lanterns multiply upon the water.
No one can tell which is real.
Only the ripples disturb the answer.

On: ワク ・ Kun: まど-う
惑
Printed
惑
Written
口 一
戈
心

感 feeling

Kanji study for 感

Fingers brush the grass.
Something beyond words is understood.
Twilight quietly nods.

On: カン
感
Printed
感
Written
一 口
戈
心

憂 melancholy

Kanji study for 憂

Rain traces the window.
The distant mountain fades into haze.
Only the heart remains.

On: ユウ ・ Kun: うれ-える
憂
Printed
憂
Written
百 冖 心   夂

寡 widow

Kanji study for 寡

Only one teacup waits.
The empty place says nothing.
Autumn wind passes softly by.

On: カ
寡
Printed
寡
Written
宀 百 一 分

忙 busy

Kanji study for 忙

After the rain,
the storefronts still hold
the traces of everyday life.

On: ボウ ・ Kun: いそが-しい
忙
Printed
忙
Written
忄 亡

悦 ecstasy

Kanji study for 悦

The first sunlight touches the gate.
Stone becomes gold.
Joy arrives without a sound.

On: エツ ・ Kun: よろこ-ぶ
悦
Printed
悦
Written
忄 兌

恒 constancy

Kanji study for 恒

The worn stone steps
remember countless footsteps.
The mist remains unchanged.

On: コウ ・ Kun: つね
恒
Printed
恒
Written
忄 亘

悼 lament

Kanji study for 悼

White flowers gather rain,
offering an unnamed prayer.
Quiet grief holds beauty.

On: トウ ・ Kun: いた-む
悼
Printed
悼
Written
忄 卓

悟 enlightenment

Kanji study for 悟

Beyond the mist a light appears.
The path suddenly becomes clear.
Confusion melts into morning.

On: ゴ ・ Kun: さと-る
悟
Printed
悟
Written
忄 吾

怖 dreadful

Kanji study for 怖

Waves break beneath the cliffs.
Invisible depths open below.
The sea says nothing.

On: フ ・ Kun: こわ-い
怖
Printed
怖
Written
忄 布

慌 disconcerted

Kanji study for 慌

Within the fog,
the road I once knew
grows farther away.

On: コウ ・ Kun: あわ-てる
慌
Printed
慌
Written
忄 荒

悔 repent

Kanji study for 悔

The tide reaches the footprints,
slowly erasing each one.
The sea forgives without accusation.

On: カイ ・ Kun: く-いる
悔
Printed
悔
Written
忄 毎

憎 hate

Kanji study for 憎

Without breaking,
forgotten years
quietly gather.

On: ゾウ ・ Kun: にく-む
憎
Printed
憎
Written
忄 曽

慣 accustomed

Kanji study for 慣

The familiar path
guides the feet without thought.
The forest remembers your name.

On: カン ・ Kun: な-れる
慣
Printed
慣
Written
忄 貫

愉 pleasure

Kanji study for 愉

Steam rises quietly.
Rain sings in the distance.
A small happiness is enough.

On: ユ ・ Kun: たの-しい
愉
Printed
愉
Written
忄 兪

惰 lazy

Kanji study for 惰

The boat drifts beside the reeds,
heading nowhere at all.
Only the water carries time.

On: ダ
惰
Printed
惰
Written
忄
左 月

慎 humility

Kanji study for 慎

The stone lantern stands among moss,
never boasting of itself.
Its beauty is quietness.

On: シン ・ Kun: つつし-む
慎
Printed
慎
Written
忄 真

憾 remorse

Kanji study for 憾

A fallen blossom rests on stone,
reflecting a spring now gone.
Only longing moves with the wind.

On: カン ・ Kun: うら-む
憾
Printed
憾
Written
忄 感

憶 recollection

Kanji study for 憶

The footprints remain upon the misty shore,
leading toward a distant morning.
Memory returns like the sea.

On: オク
憶
Printed
憶
Written
忄 意
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