Sample newspaper article
2017Äê¤ÎÊÀÏà¤ò1×Ö¤Ç±í¤¹¡¸½ñÄê¤Îºº×Ö¡¹¤¬¡¸±±¡¹¤Ë¾ö¤Þ¤ê¡¢ÈÕ±¾ºº×ÖÄÜÁ¦—ʶ¨Ð»á¤¬12ÔÂ12ÈÕ¡¢¾©¶¼Êж«É½Çø¤ÎÇåˮˤǰk±í¤·¤¿¡£
…f»á¤Ë¤è¤ë¤È¡¢êļ¾tÊý¤Ï15Íò3594Ʊ¤Ç¡¢¡¸±±¡¹¤Ï7104Ʊ¡£ÀíÓɤȤ·¤Æ¡¢±±³¯õr¤Î¥ß¥µ¥¤¥ë°kÉä¤ä¾ÅÖݱ±²¿ºÀÓê¡¢¥×¥íÒ°ÇòÈÕ±¾ ¥Ï¥à£¨±±º£µÀ£©¤Î´ó¹ÈÏèÆ½ßxÊ֤δó¥ê©`¥° ÒÆ¼®¡¢ÇåŒmÐÒÌ«ÀÉßxÊÖ¤ÎÈë‡â¡¢¸‚ñR¤Î¥¥¿¥µ¥ó¥Ö¥é¥Ã¥¯¤Î»îÜS¤Ê¤É¤¬’¤¤¬¤Ã¤¿¡£
ÉÇå¹ ØžÖ÷¤¬¿k¼s1.5m¡¢ºá¼s1.3m¤ÎԽǰ ºÍ¼ˆ¤ËÌØ´ó¤Î¹P¤Ç“]ºÁ¡£½ñÄê¤ÏÐÞ͹¤ÊÂÖФα¾Ìá¸ÇåË®¤ÎÎę̀¡¹¤ò±³¾°¤Ë¡¢°Â¤ÎÔº¤ÇÐФï¤ì¤¿¡£ (KYODO)
Words and phrases
ÊÀÏà (¤»¤½¤¦) social situation
1×Ö (¤¤¤Á¤¸) a single (kanji) character
±í¤¹ (¤¢¤é¤ï¤¹) express, show
½ñÄê (¤³¤È¤·) this year
h×Ö (¤«¤ó¤¸) kanji
±± (¤¤¿¡¢¤Û¤¯) north
›Q¤Þ¤ê (¤¤Þ¤ê) decided
ÈÕ±¾h×ÖÄÜÁ¦—ʶ¨…f»á (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤«¤ó¤¸¤Î¤¦¤ê¤ç¤¯¤±¤ó¤Æ¤¤¤¤ç¤¦¤«¤¤) Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation
12ÔÂ12ÈÕ (¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ë¤¬¤Ä¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ë¤Ë¤Á) Dec. 12
¾©¶¼ÊЖ|É½Çø (¤¤ç¤¦¤È¤·¤Ò¤¬¤·¤ä¤Þ¤¯) Kyoto city, Higashiyama district
Çåˮˠ(¤¤è¤ß¤º¤Ç¤é) Kiyomizu Temple
°k±í (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦) announce
êļ¾tÊý (¤ª¤¦¤Ü¤½¤¦¤¹¤¦) total vote entries
15Íò3594Ʊ (¤¸¤å¤¦¤´¤Þ¤ó¤µ¤ó¤¼¤ó¤´¤Ò¤ã¤¯¤¤å¤¦¤¸¤å¤¦¤è¤ó¤Ò¤ç¤¦) 153,594 votes
ÀíÓÉ (¤ê¤æ¤¦) reason
±±³¯õr (¤¤¿¤Á¤ç¤¦¤»¤ó) North Korea
°kÉä (¤Ï¤Ã¤·¤ã) launch
¾ÅÖݱ±²¿ (¤¤å¤¦¤·¤å¤¦¤Û¤¯¤Ö) northern Kyushu
ºÀÓê (¤´¤¦¤¦) torrential rain
¥×¥íÒ°Çò (¤×¤í¤ä¤¤å¤¦) pro baseball
±±º£µÀ (¤Û¤Ã¤«¤¤¤É¤¦) Hokkaido
´ó¹ÈÏèÆ½ßxÊÖ (¤ª¤ª¤¿¤Ë¤·¤ç¤¦¤Ø¤¤¤»¤ó¤·¤å) player Shohei Ohtani
´ó¥ê©`¥°ÒƼ® (¤À¤¤¤ê©`¤°¤¤¤»¤) move to the major league
ÇåŒmÐÒÌ«ÀÉ (¤¤è¤ß¤ä¤³¤¦¤¿¤í¤¦) Kotaro Kiyomiya
Èë‡â (¤Ë¤å¤¦¤À¤ó) join the team
¸‚ñR (¤±¤¤¤Ð) horse racing
»îÜS (¤«¤Ä¤ä¤¯) success
’¤¤¬¤Ã¤¿ (¤¢¤¬¤Ã¤¿) were mentioned
ÉÇå¹ ØžÖ÷ (¤â¤ê¤»¤¤¤Ï¤ó¤«¤ó¤·¤å) Seihan Mori, chief of the Buddhist temple
¿k (¤¿¤Æ) length
¼s (¤ä¤¯) about
ºá (¤è¤³) width
ԽǰºÍ¼ˆ (¤¨¤Á¤¼¤ó¤ï¤·) Echizen washi (a type of Japanese paper)
ÌØ´ó (¤È¤¯¤À¤¤) extra large
¹P (¤Õ¤Ç) brush
“]ºÁ (¤¤´¤¦) write using a brush
ÐÞ͹¤ÊÂÖÐ (¤·¤å¤¦¤Õ¤¯¤³¤¦¤¸¤Á¤å¤¦) undergoing renovation
±¾Ìà (¤Û¤ó¤É¤¦) main hall
ÇåË®¤ÎÎę̀ (¤¤è¤ß¤º¤Î¤Ö¤¿¤¤) the stage at Kiyomizu
±³¾° (¤Ï¤¤¤±¤¤) backdrop
°Â¤ÎÔº (¤ª¤¯¤Î¤¤¤ó£©inner sanctuary
ÐФï¤ì¤¿ (¤ª¤³¤Ê¤ï¤ì¤¿) was held
Quick questions
1) ¡¸½ñÄê¤Îh×Ö¡¹¤Ï¤É¤³¤Ç°k±í¤µ¤ì¤Þ¤·¤¿¤«¡£
2) ¡¸±±¡¹¤¬ßx¤Ð¤ì¤¿ÀíÓɤϡ¢±±³¯õr¤Î¥ß¥µ¥¤¥ë¤ÈÈÕ±¾¥Ï¥àévßBÒÔÍâ¤ËºÎ¤¬¤¢¤ê¤Þ¤·¤¿¤«¡£
3) ¤É¤ó¤Ê¼ˆ¤¬Ê¹¤ï¤ì¤Þ¤·¤¿¤«¡£
Translation
¡°Kita¡± was picked as ¡°Kanji of the Year¡± ¡ª the one character that represents the social atmosphere of 2017, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced Dec. 12 at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto¡¯s Higashiyama district.
According to the organization, there were a total of 153,594 votes this year, with ¡°kita¡± earning 7,104 votes. Reasons given for the choice included the missile launches by North Korea, the torrential rain in northern Kyushu, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters¡¯ Shohei Ohtani moving to major league baseball, Kotaro Kiyomiya joining the Fighters and Kitasan Black¡¯s successful performance in horse racing.
Chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori wrote the character on a piece of Echizen washi (Japanese paper), 1.5 meters in length and 1.3 meters in width, using a giant calligraphy brush. This year, the event took place in the inner sanctuary, as the backdrop of the main hall is undergoing renovation.
Answers
1) Where was the ¡°Kanji of the Year¡± announced?
¾©¶¼Êж«É½Çø¤ÎÇåˮˡ£
At Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto¡¯s Higashiyama disrict.
2) What were the reasons for the choice of ¡°kita,¡± other than North Korea¡¯s missiles and Nippon Ham Fighers-related news?
¾ÅÖݱ±²¿ºÀÓê¤È¾ºÂí¤Î¥¥¿¥µ¥ó¥Ö¥é¥Ã¥¯¤Î»îÔ¾¡£
The heavy rain in northern Kyushu and Kitasan Black¡¯s success in horse racing.
3) What kind of paper was used?
¿kÔ¼1.5¥á©`¥È¥ë¡¢ºáÔ¼1.3¥á©`¥È¥ë¤ÎԽǰºÍÖ½¡£
Echizen washi paper of 1.5 by 1.3 meters.

With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.