🈶Japanese “not free of charge” button

What does 🈶 Japanese “not free of charge” button mean?

This emoji depicts the Japanese kanji 有 (yū), meaning 'to have' or 'to exist,' set in a red square. In Japan it is used on signs and labels to indicate 有料 (yūryō), meaning a service or item is paid or toll-based rather than free. Outside of Japan it is often used literally to reference Japanese signage, paid services, or the concept of something costing money. It can also appear in discussions about Japanese language or culture more broadly.

Often used for

• 🈶Referring to paid or toll-based services in Japan, such as parking or Wi-Fi
• 🈶Discussing Japanese signage or kanji the speaker encountered while traveling
• 🈶Indicating that something is not free in a playful or literal way
• 🈶Talking about Japanese language learning, specifically the kanji 有
• 🈶Noting paid admission or fees at Japanese attractions

Illustrative message examples with 🈶

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

• the parking at that station is 🈶 btw, not free
• found free wifi at the airport but the hotel wifi is 🈶
• learning the kanji 有 today 🈶 it shows up everywhere here
• that rest stop on the expressway is 🈶 for the hot springs
• saw this sign 🈶 at the temple, guess the garden has an entrance fee
• not everything in tokyo is expensive but a lot of the good stuff is 🈶

How 🈶 Japanese “not free of charge” button looks

Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.

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🈶 Japanese “not free of charge” button codes for developers

Every format below produces 🈶 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

🈶 in other languages

Source: Unicode CLDR