Kanji of the year – 今年の漢字 2008
The new Kanji of the year for 2008 is 「変 hen」(Change)
Han character
変 (radical 35 夊+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜金竹水 (YCHE))
- change, transform, alter
- rebel
Was Changing of the Japanese prime minister; obama winning the american presidency elections using the world (change), economical & ecological changes around the world.









