「Mirror the society KANJI 2005」Decision!!Tosay,it made an announcement in KYTO....
Can you see KANJI in this photo?
That KANJI is 「愛」 [Ai]. It means LOVE.
It was 11th that an announcemnt. It's choose from among the public.
This year,there were 85,322 enter.
And,there were 4,019 enter 「愛」. No.1!!!!
Because...There are some reason...
Japanese imperial princess got married last mounth.
There was an international exposition in AICHI prefecuture. That theme was 「愛」.
There were many misery cases (kids were killed and so on...),people hope everyone have LOVE...
I think it good idea!!
Because,only 1 KANJI although people understand what does it mean...
BY THE BY...
rank the second...「改」
It means reform,revolution...etc
rank the third... 「郵」
It means mail,post service...etc
Is it starnge? haha.
Actually,the government decision privatize the nation's postal business.
2 comments:
Hi Okyan!
I am American! I just got back from a weekend trip to Hokkaido, snowboarding for the first time. It was amazing.
This post is really interesting. I did not know that each year in Japan there is a kanji chosen to represent that year.
Could you perhaps post next what have been the kanji each year for the past 10 years? And maybe why (for instance, post office did so well this year because of the post office going private, perhaps a similar reason made other kanji win in previous years?).
Also, who is the person drawing the kanji?
I'm impressed. I learn something new everytime I come to this blog.
Since, pallaver
>Pallaver
Hello!!!
Wow!! Sounds wonderful went to Hokkaido!!!
I've never been to there. I'd love to go to there.
Do you mean that why post office don't private although people decided already 「郵」? right?
There was a general election in this year. And,that issue was post office going praivate or no.
So,people decided 「郵」.
And.KIYOMIZU temple priest (or a master of calligraphy in that temple).
Perhaps,you are nice at KANJI... Are you interested in it??
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