日本漢字能力檢定協(xié)會12月13日宣布,最能夠反映日本2021年世態(tài)民情的年度漢字為"金".
The Kyoto-based organization said that "kin" was a fitting choice for 2021 because of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, where Japanese Olympic team saw their best results ever.
這家總部位于京都的機構(gòu)認為,"金"字當選的理由是日本奧運代表團在東京奧運會和殘奧會上獲得了迄今為止最好成績.
Japanese TV stations broadcast Monday's announcement live as Seihan Mori, master of the ancient Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, painted the character on a large white panel with an ink-soaked calligraphy brush.
日本多家電視臺直播了年度漢字揭曉儀式,清水寺住持森清范用沾墨的毛筆揮毫將一個"金"字書寫在一張大大的和紙上.
The selection of kanji of the year began in 1995.
日本年度漢字評選活動始于1995年.
The top kanji character last year was mitsu, which means dense, crowded and close, describing the three situations people in Japan were urged to avoid in order to prevent infections.
去年的年度漢字為"密",指的是日本為了防疫提倡的拒絕"三密"(密閉空間,人員密集場所,密切接觸)生活方式.