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Japan announces Kanji of the Year for 2019, and it was really the only logical choice
Original source: soranews24.com
One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
December always brings with it a few end-of-the-year retrospectives, and one of the most unique is Japan’s Kanji of the Year.
Administered by the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, the Kanji of the Year is a single Japanese character chosen by open ballot, and is meant to embody a deep significance for the year as it comes to a close.
▼ Mori writing 2019’s Kanji of the YearFor 2019, 216,325 votes were cast, and when tallied the kanji of the year is 令, pronounced rei.
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