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One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
The new era name doesn’t have any of the kanji characters for “Shinzo Abe,” but some people saw the politician’s name all the same.
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Kanji are one of the hardest parts of leaning Japanese, but they’re easier when they have move sets related to their meanings.
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