Daily use of words and phrases such as "lockdown" and "social distancing," led to "sanmitsu" becoming Japan's word of the year. We speak with Dr. Surinderpal Kaur on the criteria in picking word of the year, and how the pandemic has shaped our everyday speech.

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Produced by: Adeline Choong

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Hezril Asyraaf

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Tags:  Evening Edition,  Lifestyle,  Word Of The Year,  Japan,  Lockdown,  Covid-19,  Pandemic,  Oxford English Dictionary,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Politics, News, Current Affairs