The hieroglyph "battle" became the symbol of 2022 in Japan

Last year, the symbol of the year in Japan was the hieroglyph "kin" (gold) - in honor of the record number of gold medals at the Olympic Games. Kyodo's choice of 'battle' symbol in 2022 links to global conflicts and covid-19 Hieroglyph "ikusa" after the writing ceremony

The hieroglyph "ikusa" (戦 - battle, battle) has become a symbol of the outgoing year in Japan according to the results of the annual competition held by the Association for the examination of hieroglyphic literacy, reports Kyodo.

The ceremony of writing the character was held at the Buddhist "Temple of Pure Water" in Kyoto. The abbot of the temple, the monk Seihan Mori, inscribed the symbol on a sheet of rice paper measuring 130 by 150 cm. Among the reasons for choosing this hieroglyph, Kyodo names, in particular, the CORONAVIRUS and the conflict in Ukraine.

The symbol of the year is chosen based on the results of a popular vote, which has been held since 1995.

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220 thousand people took part in the survey. In second place in popularity was the hieroglyph "an", which, depending on the use, means "cheap" or "safe". In third place is the hieroglyph, read as "gaku" or "raku", meaning "light, cheerful."

In Japan, the hieroglyph of the year for the second time was recognized as "calamity" Society

In 2021, the hieroglyph "kin" - "gold" became the symbol of the year. He was chosen in honor of the record number of gold medals won by Japanese athletes at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

In 2020, the symbol of the year was the hieroglyph "mitsu", which means "close" or "dense". it symbolized the restrictions associated with the coronavirus.

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The word of the year is also traditionally chosen in the editions of dictionaries. So, this year, the compilers of the British Webster's Dictionary chose the concept of "gaslighting" as the word of the year, which means psychological manipulations in which a person subjected to it begins to doubt the adequacy of their own perception of reality. Last year, the dictionary's publishers named "vaccine" as the word of the year.