This year’s kanji has been selected. Out of 220,000 votes, the kanji for war or battle was chosen. Yumi talks about this as well as what’s been going on in Japan recently. KEY VOCABULARY: 戦争(せんそう) war 漢字能力検定(かんじのうりょくけんてい)協会(きょうかい) Kanji Proficiency Test Association 戦(たたか)う to fight; to battle 全国(ぜんこく) all of the country; the whole country 印象(いんしょう) impression 同時多発(どうじたはつ)テロ simultaneous attacks (particularly 9/11) 物騒(ぶっそう) troubled; disturbed さらに in addition; moreover 大盛(おおも)り上(あ)がり great excitement 優勝(ゆうしょう)候補(こうほ) favored candidate; best bet for the title; favored for victory 勝利(しょうり) victory 残念(ざんねん)ながら unfortunately 練習(れんしゅう)に練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねて practice upon practice 礼儀正(れいぎただ)しい polite; courteous For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/ Take a quiz on this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-116 If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing: https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-116-m -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF. www.MakotoPlus.com

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