Nihongo no Tane 116 今年の漢字「戦」 This Year’s Kanji | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <p>戦争(せんそう) war</p> <p>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</p> <p>戦(たたか)う to fight; to battle</p> <p>全国(ぜんこく) all of the country; the whole country</p> <p>印象(いんしょう) impression</p> <p>同時多発(どうじたはつ)テロ  simultaneous attacks (particularly 9/11)</p> <p>物騒(ぶっそう) troubled; disturbed</p> <p>さらに in addition; moreover</p> <p>大盛(おおも)り上(あ)がり  great excitement</p> <p>優勝(ゆうしょう)候補(こうほ) favored candidate; best bet for the title; favored for victory</p> <p>勝利(しょうり) victory</p> <p>残念(ざんねん)ながら unfortunately</p> <p>練習(れんしゅう)に練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねて practice upon practice</p> <p>礼儀正(れいぎただ)しい polite; courteous</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/</p> <p>Take a quiz on this episode here:</p> <p>https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-116</p> <p>If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:</p> <p>https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-116-m</p> <p>--</p> <p>Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF.</p> <p>www.MakotoPlus.com</p>