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Japan: And the kanji of 2009 is …

Written byScilla Alecci
Posted 29 December 2009 9:14 GMT

Blogger fenetre39 comments [ja] on the kanji, or chinese character, chosen by the Kanji Kentei Foundation as representative of 2009.
The kanji is 新　(ara or shin), meaning “new”.
In the blogger`s opinion, the reason of the choice [ja] is mainly due to the “new” government that took power in August.

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