かんじ

Next year, for the first time since 1981, the set of official かんじ used in everyday life will be changed. Apparently a committee has been working on this for the past four years, and the changes will go into effect in the fall of 2010. As far as we're concerned, I assume this will change what we study for the JLPT. As I was reading the article, one thing that struck me was one of the かんじ　being removed: 銑. It looks like it's based on one of the かんじ　we've learned already, 先. After a quick look on jisho, they both have the same on pronunciation...

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