Sam Hamill's page 44 translation of a tanka by Yosano Akiko

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Japanese Kanji Recognition Mnemonics through poetry : KanjiRecog

Recognize and recall kanji read in Japanese poetry 

The original Japanese poem for the tanka on page 44 of Sam Hamill's "River of Stars" volume of Yosano Akiko poetry translations is

こころみにわかき唇ふれて見れば冷かなるよしら蓮の露

taking こころみ as 試み

New kanji might be lips, cold water, lotus and dew.

唇 冷 蓮 露

KKLC KKLD_2-Ed

1847   2385    唇

0675   0061    冷

0585   2047    蓮

1907   2454    露

KKLC Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course, 2013, Andrew Scott Conning
KKLD 2nd ed. Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary, 2013, Jack Halpern

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