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The 12th of December is Kanji Day!

A day in which the kanji that will represent this year (as voted for by people around the country) will be revealed at Kiyomizu temple. It is done on this day because of the pun with "a character that's a good character"!

The pun: A character that's a good character → ii ji ichiji → i(i) ji ichi ji → i(1) ji (main reading of 次 which can mean "next" or "second", 2) ichi(1) ji(same as before, 2)

The prediction for this year's kanji is the much-discussed baseball player Ootani's Japanese baseball player Ootani Shouhei apparently set a record this year by being the first MLB player to ever record more than 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases within the same season.

Soar A kanji used mostly to talk about flying/soaring. It is also the first kanji of Ootani Shouhei's given name (the shou in Shouhei)

Post your guesses as well, guys!

Personally, my vote goes to "幽"! The yu(s) in Yuyuko. Also used for one of the words for "ghost". Generally used in word compounds that either evoke "dreary" sort of feelings, or "elegance/serene" feelings.

Money Also gold, and metal in general.

Cirno being befuddled about a kanji she hasn't learned yet coming out While 翔 is not a rare kanji, it is also not particularly common, and it's not part of the jouyou kanji (the list of kanjis for regular use)

Danbooru

Artist's commentary

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12/12は漢字の日！

今日の14:30発表らしい