Culture What do YOU think the Kanji for this year will be?

[LTDAN]

I know that last year was the 50th anniversary of Kanji of the Year (今年の漢字), in which they voted for 熊 (くま) due to a surge of bear attacks or sightings. I wonder what Kanji will be for this year? I think the closest thing the west has to 今年の漢字 would be: word of the year from Merriam Webster or Collins, for reference they voted for "slop" (汚物).

 

[johnnyG]

Do you mean 2026?

Uh, you do know that January isn't even over yet?

 

[Ukigumo]

産む (ください) give birth…please!

 

[thomas]

縮 (shuku, "shrinkage")

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Are you allowed to have two kanji , LOL. Seems fitting for today's world.