龱

龱 U+9FB1, 龱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9FB1 ← 龰 [U+9FB0] CJK Unified Ideographs 龲 → [U+9FB2]

Translingual

Han character

龱 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 田大 (WK), composition ⿴囗乂)

References

• Unihan data for U+9FB1

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 龱 – see 四 (“four; four directions; all directions; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 四).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 龱 – see 囟 (“fontanelle”). (This character is a variant form of 囟).

Japanese

A ticket with the character 龱, instead of 田.

Kanji

龱

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Kun: た (ta, 龱)

Noun

龱(た) • (ta) 

1. Alternative form of 田

Usage notes

• A variant of 田, as in 梅田 (Umeda, place name in Osaka), used by Hankyu Railway. This way of writing was for easy identification of tickets to Umeda before ticket vending machines were introduced because the passenger flow of the station is the highest in the whole Hankyu system.