It’s read *ikusa*; *tatakai*; *sen*.
This refers to the war in Ukraine, the ongoing fight against COVID-19, and the matches fought in baseball and at the football World Cup.
[https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/227447](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/227447)
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/zjnyqw/the_kanji_of_the_year_2022_is_戦_war_battle_fight/
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That makes sense considering the conflict in Ukraine began towards the start of the year and received major daily coverage in the media.