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坂 slope

Kanji study for 坂

Beyond the slope lay things unseen,
and only footprints continued ahead.

On: ハン ・ Kun: さか
坂
Printed
坂
Written
土 反

板 plank

Kanji study for 板

The plank bridge crossed the deep ravine,
swaying yet joining one path to another.

On: ハン ・ Kun: いた
板
Printed
板
Written
木 反

返 return

Kanji study for 返

One who returns looks behind,
yet the journey itself never disappears.

On: ヘン ・ Kun: かえ-す
返
Printed
返
Written
⻌ 反

販 marketing

Kanji study for 販

The banners of trade gathered at the gate,
drawing together the flow of people.

On: ハン
販
Printed
販
Written
貝 反

爪 claw

Kanji study for 爪

The claw gripped the rock,
never releasing even in the storm.

On: ソウ ・ Kun: つめ
爪
Printed
爪
Written
爪

妥 gentle

Kanji study for 妥

A gentle light rested in the mountains,
welcoming the weary traveler.

On: ダ
妥
Printed
妥
Written
爫 女

乳 milk

Kanji study for 乳

The milk-white spring flowed quietly,
giving refreshment to life.

On: ニュウ ・ Kun: ちち
乳
Printed
乳
Written
爫 子
乚

浮 floating

Kanji study for 浮

The floating boat drifted through mist,
leaving its destination to the wind.

On: フ ・ Kun: う-く
浮
Printed
浮
Written
氵 孚

淫 lewdness

Kanji study for 淫

The excessive flood crossed its banks,
swallowing even the boundaries.

On: イン ・ Kun: ひた-す
淫
Printed
淫
Written
氵
爫 壬

将 leader

Kanji study for 将

The leader stood upon the height,
surveying the road ahead for all.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: まさ-に
将
Printed
将
Written
丬
爫 寸

奨 exhort

Kanji study for 奨

The voice of encouragement crossed the storm,
lighting a fire within the heart.

On: ショウ ・ Kun: すす-める
奨
Printed
奨
Written
将 大

采 grab

Kanji study for 采

The reaching hand chose a single flower,
not overlooking its beauty.

On: サイ ・ Kun: と-る
采
Printed
采
Written
爫 木

採 pick

Kanji study for 採

The gathered plants filled the basket,
speaking of quiet effort.

On: サイ ・ Kun: と-る
採
Printed
採
Written
扌 采

菜 vegetable

Kanji study for 菜

The vegetables grew beneath the rain,
bringing abundance to the fields.

On: サイ ・ Kun: な
菜
Printed
菜
Written
艹 采

受 accept

Kanji study for 受

Though the received lantern was small,
its responsibility was great.

On: ジュ ・ Kun: う-ける
受
Printed
受
Written
爫 冖 又

授 instruct

Kanji study for 授

The lesson bestowed endured longer than any scroll,
remaining for generations.

On: ジュ ・ Kun: さず-ける
授
Printed
授
Written
扌 受

愛 love

Kanji study for 愛

Love was not strength,
but the quiet power to hold another close.

On: アイ ・ Kun: いと-しい
愛
Printed
愛
Written
爫 冖 心 夂

曖 unclear

Kanji study for 曖

Beyond the uncertain mist,
the true shape remained unseen.

On: アイ ・ Kun: くら-い
曖
Printed
曖
Written
日 愛

払 pay

Kanji study for 払

What is paid is not always money,
but sometimes something precious.

On: フツ ・ Kun: はら-う
払
Printed
払
Written
扌 厶

広 wide

Kanji study for 広

The wide sky opened after the storm,
and the world stretched once more into the distance.

On: コウ ・ Kun: ひろ-い
広
Printed
広
Written
广 厶
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