Sontaku
implicit desires of another person." This term implies an ability to assess how others are feeling, and to respond accordingly. The character "忖" signifies something like "guess" and "度" implies something akin to "extent." Although this word has ancient origins, it was not until 2017 that it became widely used in relation to Japanese political issues, and "sontaku" was selected by the Japanese publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha as the New Word of The Year in 2017. According to Hayashi Kaori, (2018, par. 7):<ref>