Kanji of the year

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Kanji of the year

Summary

Kanji of the year is a competition[1]. It draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (competition category, ranking #36 of 83).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanji of the year's field of work was kanji[3].
  • Kanji of the year won the 震[4].
  • Kanji of the year won the 食[5].
  • Kanji of the year won the 倒[6].
  • Kanji of the year won the 毒[7].
  • Kanji of the year won the 末[8].
  • Kanji of the year won the 金[9].
  • Kanji of the year is located in Kyoto[10].
  • Kanji of the year is in the country of Japan[11].
  • Kanji of the year's image is recorded as Kiyomizu Temple - 01.jpg[12].
  • Kanji of the year's instance of is recorded as competition[13].
  • Kanji of the year's instance of is recorded as Chinese character of the year[14].
  • Kanji of the year's location is recorded as Kiyomizu-dera Temple[15].
  • Kanji of the year's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-يوم الكانجي.wav[16].
  • +1995-12-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kanji of the year[17].
  • Kanji of the year's start time is recorded as +1995-12-12T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Kanji of the year's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.994831, 'lon': 135.785003}[19].
  • Kanji of the year's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02735s3[20].
  • Kanji of the year's organizer is recorded as Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation[21].
  • Kanji of the year's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as December 12[22].
  • Kanji of the year's official website is recorded as https://www.kanken.or.jp/kotoshinokanji/[23].
  • Kanji of the year's number of participants is recorded as {'amount': '+223768'}[24].
  • Kanji of the year's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '今年の漢字'}[25].
  • Kanji of the year's significant person is recorded as Seihan Mori[26].
  • Kanji of the year's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 今年の漢字[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Kanji of the year's field of work was kanji[3].

Recognition

Wins include 震[4], a sinogram[28]; 食[5], an Unicode character[29]; 倒[6], a sinogram[30]; 毒[7], a sinogram[31]; 末[8], a sinogram[32]; and 金[9], an Unicode character[33].

Why It Matters

Kanji of the year draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (competition category, ranking #36 of 83).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Kanji of the year receive?

Honors received include 震[4], 食[5], 倒[6], and 毒[7].

References

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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