Kanji of 2021: 金 - kin (gold)

[thomas]

Today, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation named the kanji for "gold" as the kanji of the year 2021. It was described as capturing the mood of 2021, the year Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics for the second time.

Kanji of 2021 is ‘kin,' a gold medal choice for an Olympic year | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

‘Kin’ (gold) chosen as the kanji character of 2021

With references to Olympic medals, baseball legends and cash handouts, the 2021 selection highlighted 24-karat moments from a turbulent year.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[mdchachi]

Well that's a major improvement from last year's kanji which was 糞.