'Love' chosen as term best representing 2005

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''love'' on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of this year in an annual poll conducted by a Kyoto-based association.

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