[:it]Il 2020 è finalmente arrivato e, come ogni anno, il Giappone ha eletto il “Kanji dell’anno” e per il 2019 la scelta è stata molto logica.

Dicembre e gennaio ci costringono sempre a fare alcune retrospettive sull’anno appena trascorso e la scelta per Kanji dell’anno non è meno degna.
Amministrato dalla giapponese Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, con sede a Kyoto, un singolo personaggio giapponese viene scelto a scrutinio aperto. La scelta finale ha lo scopo di incarnare un profondo significato per l’anno in chiusura.

Questa tradizione annuale viene annunciata da Seihan Mori, l’abate capo dello storico tempio Kiyomizudera di Kyoto. Questo non è un annuncio normale, infatti, l’abate capo scrive il kanji con un gigantesco pennello calligrafico mentre si trova sul balcone del tempio.

Questa volta sono stati espressi 216.325 voti e il vincitore kanji dell’anno è 令 pronunciato rei.

Rei significa “ordine” (nel senso di controllo ordinato), tuttavia, in alcuni contesti può anche significare “bello”. Questo kanji è diventato famoso nel 2019 non solo come scelta del vincitore, ma anche quando è stata annunciata Reiwa, la nuova era imperiale del Giappone. Il governo giapponese ha chiarito che il significato di questa nuova era è “bella armonia”

Re / rei ha ricevuto 30.427, circa il 14% dei voti totali. Considerando che la lingua giapponese ha più di 2100 kanji ad uso regolare, questo è ancora un risultato molto importante per ogni singolo personaggio. Il secondo posto è stato occupato da 新 / shin, che significa “nuovo”, e il terzo posto 和 / wa, che significa “armonia” ed è il secondo kanji di Reiwa.

Il 2019 è stato un anno molto importante per il Giappone poiché ha segnato il cambiamento nell’era imperiale dal 1989. La selezione di 令 / rei non è una sorpresa. Tuttavia, riflette una mentalità più felice rispetto ai Kanji dell’anno nel 2018 (“disastro”), 2017 (“nord”, in riferimento al lancio di missili nordcoreani) e 2014 (“imposta”, il risultato di un impopolare aumento dell’imposta sulle vendite quell’anno).

Speriamo che 令 和 / rei non sia solo un promemoria dei cambiamenti significativi del 2019, ma anche un raggio di speranza che cose più belle stanno arrivando nel 2020.

E con questo, vogliamo augurare un felice anno nuovo a tutti i nostri lettori, alle vostre famiglie e persone care.

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Images ©SoraNews24, japon-secreto.com[:en]2020 is finally here and like every year, Japan has elected the “Kanji of the year” and for 2019 the choice was very logical.

December and January always force us to do some retrospectives on the year that just passed and the choice for Kanji of the year is not less worthy.
Administered by the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, a single Japanese character is chosen by open ballot. The final choice is meant to embody a deep significance for the year as it comes to a close.

This yearly tradition is announced by Seihan Mori, the head abbot of Kyoto’s historical Kiyomizudera Temple. This is not a normal announcement, in fact, the head abbot writes the kanji with a giant calligraphy brush while standing on the temple’s balcony.

This time, 216,325 votes were cast, and the winner kanji of the year is 令 pronounced rei.

Rei means “order” (in the sense of orderly control), however, in some contexts it can also mean “beautiful”. This kanji has become famous during 2019 not just as the winner choice, but also when Reiwa, Japan’s new imperial era, was announced. The Japanese government clarified that the meaning of this new era is “beautiful harmony”

令/rei received 30,427, roughly 14% of the total votes. Considering that the Japanese language has more than 2100 regular-use kanji, this is still a very important result for any single character. Second-place was occupied by 新/shin, meaning “new,” and third-place 和/wa, which means “harmony” and is the second kanji in Reiwa.

2019 was a very important year for Japan since it marked the change in the imperial era since 1989. The selection of 令/rei isn’t much of a surprise. However, it reflects a happier mindset than the Kanji of the Year in 2018 (“disaster”), 2017 (“north,” in reference to North Korean missile launches) and 2014 (“tax,” the result of an unpopular sales tax increase that year).

Hopefully, 令和/rei will be not just a reminder of the significant changes of 2019, but also a ray of hope that more beautiful things are coming in 2020.

And with this, we want to wish a Happy New Year to all our readers, your families and loved ones. 明けましておめでとうございます。

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Images ©SoraNews24, japon-secreto.com[:ja]2020 is finally here and like every year, Japan has elected the “Kanji of the year” and for 2019 the choice was very logical.

December and January always force us to do some retrospectives on the year that just passed and the choice for Kanji of the year is not less worthy.
Administered by the Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, a single Japanese character is chosen by open ballot. The final choice is meant to embody a deep significance for the year as it comes to a close.

This yearly tradition is announced by Seihan Mori, the head abbot of Kyoto’s historical Kiyomizudera Temple. This is not a normal announcement, in fact, the head abbot writes the kanji with a giant calligraphy brush while standing on the temple’s balcony.

This time, 216,325 votes were cast, and the winner kanji of the year is 令 pronounced rei.

Rei means “order” (in the sense of orderly control), however, in some contexts it can also mean “beautiful”. This kanji has become famous during 2019 not just as the winner choice, but also when Reiwa, Japan’s new imperial era, was announced. The Japanese government clarified that the meaning of this new era is “beautiful harmony”

令/rei received 30,427, roughly 14% of the total votes. Considering that the Japanese language has more than 2100 regular-use kanji, this is still a very important result for any single character. Second-place was occupied by 新/shin, meaning “new,” and third-place 和/wa, which means “harmony” and is the second kanji in Reiwa.

2019 was a very important year for Japan since it marked the change in the imperial era since 1989. The selection of 令/rei isn’t much of a surprise. However, it reflects a happier mindset than the Kanji of the Year in 2018 (“disaster”), 2017 (“north,” in reference to North Korean missile launches) and 2014 (“tax,” the result of an unpopular sales tax increase that year).

Hopefully, 令和/rei will be not just a reminder of the significant changes of 2019, but also a ray of hope that more beautiful things are coming in 2020.

And with this, we want to wish a Happy New Year to all our readers, your families and loved ones. 明けましておめでとうございます。

Sources: ©SoraNews24
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