If you had to pick a kanji character that best sums up your life this year, what you choose?

I'd pick 常

愁い

糞

嘘

Uso, for the bare-faced lies that the human brain has displayed an insatiable appetite for. Thanks, disinformation super highway.

The question asks what kanji character sums up your life this year.

道 。Michi . the way or path. To what? Still finding out.

思 always this one

倦

脂

I cannot detach myself from what is arguably an existential threat to our civilization.

Drawing inspiration from my garden, I'd rather have been able to choose 実: fruit, truth, legitimacy.

However 嘘 with the sense of betrayal associated to it, still stands, and still smarts like hell.

流

But it's like that every year.

惛

充

忍 The concept of this kanji is perseverance. Even if you hold a blade 刃 over my heart 心 I will still persevere. I will survive. And I will come out on top. That's why the ninja chose it. And that's why I do too. No matter what the odds, I will keep my head up high and I will persevere. 忍

凸凹 Life has been like an uneven road in 2016

旅

酒

On a positive note, thank you to those many who decided this year to free 麻.

夢 "yume" dream...always. Have gone very far with this one! Still more to go...

尻

I really thought I was going to kick some this year but 2016 just turned out to be a pain in mine...

向

Mine would be 虚しい for empty.

橙 daidai, which is the kanji for Orange, for the Orange One.

Actually it was a good year. Spent a nice time with family back home. Made some successful products.