Four-kanji idiom to characterize 2020

Four-kanji idiom to characterize 2020

High school students pose following a calligraphy performance in Osaka on Dec. 22, 2020. The winner of an earlier contest on creative four-kanji character idioms, written in calligraphy at the center in the largest size, depicts appreciation for medical workers who have been fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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