chosen as kanji character of 2007 - NISE (fake)

"Nise" meaning fake was chosen in a poll for the Chinese character, or kanji, of 2007, reflecting a series of food mislabeling scandals as well as problems over political funds and faulty pension records, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said Wednesday.

The Kyoto-based foundation said it received a total of 90,816 entries this year, of which 6,550, or 18%, selected "nise," followed by "shoku" (eating) and "uso" (lie).