U+355D, 㕝
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-355D

[U+355C]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+355E]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 29, 又+5, 7 strokes, composition )

Descendants

  • (Katakana abbreviation for )

References

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“thing; matter; task; work; job; career; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of

Usage notes

  • Especially in premodern calligraphic works.

Readings

  • Go-on: (ji)
  • Kan-on: (shi)
  • Kan’yō-on: (zu)
  • Kun: こと (koto, )つかう (tsukau, 㕝う)つかふ (tukafu, 㕝ふ, historical)つかえる (tsukaeru, 㕝える)つかへる (tukaferu, 㕝へる, historical)