Nominations for Japanese words of the year
Mezurashii / めずらしい / 珍しい ("amazing; wonderful; rare"). Love 'em! Such creativity! Such imagination!
"Japan’s Words of 2021: Nominees Announced for Annual List"
Language Nov 4, 2021
On November 4, the publisher Jiyū Kokumin Sha announced its list of nominees for the words and phrases best representing the year 2021. Our complete list of the nominees with explanations.
New Words for a Pandemic Year
Each year Jiyū Kokumin Sha, the publisher of Gendai yōgo no kiso chishiki (Basic Knowledge on Contemporary Terminology), an annual guide to the latest terms in use in the Japanese language, holds its contest to decide the Words of the Year. For 2021, the nominating committee selected a list of 30 terms that have made themselves a part of the spoken and written landscape in Japan this year.
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