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Head priest of Kyoto temple wields massive brush to write 2024's kanji of the year: 'gold'
KYOTO -- The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced on Dec. 12 that the kanji character for 2024, which expresses the state of the world through a single character, was "kin," meaning ...
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The Japanese App Where Everyone Speaks Chinese (But Not Really)
These curious Chinese users are far from the first to attempt to take advantage of kanji to communicate across the East China Sea. When the reformer Liang Qichao fled into exile in Japan over a ...
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Knock on Wood: Kanji with the Tree Radical (木)
Japanese kanji with the tree radical, written as 木, tend to focus on characters with a strong semantic connection to trees and wood. Japanese elementary school students learn the kanji 木 ...
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Kanji for ‘war’ picked as best to characterize the year 2022
KYOTO--“Sen,” meaning “war,” is the kanji of the year for 2022, the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced Dec. 12. Seihan Mori, chief abbot of the renowned ...
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Mercedes Mone to defend Undisputed British Women’s title at RevPro High Stakes
Mercedes Mone is set for a title defense next month. RevPro confirmed on Sunday that Mone will make her first Undisputed ...