密(Mitsu) was selected Kanji of the Year 2020. Did you guess it right? Every December at Kiyomizu Temple, Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society announces the Kanji that represents the events of the year. As almost everyone expected, the Kanji selected is closely related to COVID-19, which has claimed countless lives all around the world. Let’s keep avoiding 3密, “the 3Cs”(1.Closed spaces 2.Crowded places 3.Close-contact settings) in order to prevent further spread of infection.
