第31話 「今年の漢字」あなたのこの一年間(いちねんかん)を漢字(かんじ)で表現(ひょうげん)すると? Published at: 2017/12/22

Every year the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation selects the "Kanji of the Year" to symbolize the social trends of the year. What's the Kanji of 2017?

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あなたの役は"さくら"です

一郎

ニュース、見た? 今年の漢字が発表されたね。
(Did you watch the news? This year's "Kanji of the Year" has been announced.)

 
 

「北」かぁ。北朝鮮問題や北九州の大雨、いろいろあったもんね。
(Hmm, this year's kanji is "北"... It was in a lot of news stories like the North Korea problem or heavy rain in North-Kyushu, right?)

さくら

一郎

僕は今年は、新しいプロジェクトをいろいろやったし、漢字にするなら「新」だな。(*3)
(I tried many new projects at work this year, so if I chose a kanji for this year, it would be "新 (shin, atarashii, new)".)

 
 

なるほど。アリスが来てとても楽しかったから、私は「楽」かな。(*4)
(I see. It's been really fun since Alice came, so it would be "楽(raku, tanoshii, fun)" for me.)

さくら

一郎

あ、そういえば、来年はなに年(どし)だっけ?(*1)
(By the way, do you know what next year's zodiac sign is?)

 

Which one is the most suitable?

 

来年、2018年は、ネズミ年ね。

さくら

 

来年、2018年は、ウサギ年ね。

さくら

 

来年、2018年は、イヌ年ね。

さくら

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