Decided to be "Hot
Kanji of the Year 2010
December 10, 2010, Kyoto, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief abbot at Kiyomizu Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, western Japan, inks his name after writing on a wooden platform a Chinese character, meaning "hot," on Friday, December 10, 2010. The character was chosen from 28,5406 The character was chosen from 28,5406 applications submitted for consideration to best symbolize the record-breaking hot summer of 2010. (Photo by Hideaki Tanaka/AFLO) [2530] -mis-