{"id":42334,"date":"2017-12-29T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T16:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=42334"},"modified":"2017-12-29T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T16:35:57","slug":"wit-life-319-%e4%bb%8a%e5%b9%b4%e3%81%ae%e6%bc%a2%e5%ad%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/29\/wit-life-319-%e4%bb%8a%e5%b9%b4%e3%81%ae%e6%bc%a2%e5%ad%97\/","title":{"rendered":"WIT Life #319: \u4eca\u5e74\u306e\u6f22\u5b57"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by professional Writer\/Interpreter\/Trans<\/strong><\/em>lator\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Stacy Smith<\/a>\u00a0(Kumamo<\/a>to-ken<\/a>\u00a0CIR, 2000-03),\u00a0WIT Life<\/a>\u00a0is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language.\u00a0 Stacy starts her day by watching\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Fujisankei\u2019s newscast in Japanese, and he<\/strong><\/em>re she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with h<\/strong><\/em>er<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0own observatio<\/strong><\/em>ns.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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As we approach the end of 2017, many of us are reflecting on what was a less-than-stellar year.\u00a0 This was also an anxiety-producing year in Japan, as the designation of this year’s kanji<\/a> as \u5317 (kita<\/em> or north) indicates. It came in with 7104 votes out of\u00a0the total 153,594 cast, and best captures the mood in Japan\u00a0amid the heightened nuclear and missile threat posed by North Korea. North Korea has continued to pursue its nuclear weapons and missile programs despite tough new sanctions, including conducting a sixth nuclear test and launching two missiles over \u5317\u6d77\u9053 (Hokkaido) in late summer.<\/p>\n

In regard to the selection of \u5317, other Hokkaido connections were also referenced by respondents. The island’s poor potato crop this year led to nationwide shortages of potato chips, and there is much excitement for \u4e8c\u5200\u6d41 (nitouryuu<\/em> or combination pitcher\/slugger) Shohei Otani of Hokkaido baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters making his major league debut with the Anaheim Angels next year.<\/p>\n

Coming in second place with 3,571 votes was \u653f (sei<\/em>\/matsurigoto<\/em> or politics). Political scandals, as well as July’s Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election and October’s House of Representatives election, dominated the news for much of the year.\u00a0 The third-place finisher was \u4e0d (fu<\/em>\/bu<\/em>), meaning not or negative. This pick was thought to reflect the \u4e0d\u502b (furin<\/em> or illicit affairs) among politicians and celebrities, the aforementioned \u4e0d\u4f5c (fusaku or<\/em> poor harvests) impacting farmers, and \u4e0d\u6c17\u5473 (bukimi<\/em> or disturbing) crimes such as the murder and dismemberment of nine victims by a 27-year old Kanagawa man.<\/p>\n

The list below details this year’s top 10 entries and their respective vote counts. Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy 2018 and \u826f\u3044\u304a\u5e74\u3092!<\/p>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u5317 (hoku<\/em>\/kita<\/em>)<\/td>\nNorth<\/td>\n7,104\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\n\u653f (sei<\/em>\/matsurigoto<\/em>)<\/td>\nPolitics<\/td>\n3,571\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\n\u4e0d (fu, bu<\/em>)<\/td>\nNot; negate<\/td>\n3,323\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
4.<\/td>\n\u6838 (kaku<\/em>\/sane<\/em>)<\/td>\nCore; nuclear<\/td>\n3,138\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\n\u65b0 (shin<\/em>\/atarashii<\/em>)<\/td>\nNew<\/td>\n2,958\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\n\u9078 (sen<\/em>\/erabu<\/em>)<\/td>\nSelect<\/td>\n2,880 votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\n\u4e71 (ran<\/em>\/midareru<\/em>)<\/td>\nChaos; disturbance<\/td>\n2,782\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\n\u5909 (hen<\/em>\/kawaru<\/em>)<\/td>\nChange; strange<\/td>\n2,717\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\n\u502b (rin<\/em>)<\/td>\nOrder; human relationship (used in \u4e0d\u502b, \u201cillicit affair\u201d)<\/td>\n2,538\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\n\u66b4 (b\u014d, baku<\/em>\/abareru<\/em>)<\/td>\nViolence<\/td>\n1,945\u00a0votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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