What 﨏 means
It is read さこ and means a small valley or a gap between mountains. 﨏 is a Japanese kokuji, a kanji created in Japan; its parts are 土 (earth) and 谷 (valley).
A place-name written 佐古 appears on a map dated 1631–1636; that dates the 佐古 spelling, not this exact glyph. The Japanese character-set standard JIS X 0213 later listed 﨏 as a third-level character.
Keep it when the exact spelling matters
For an exact Japanese surname or transcription, retain 﨏 when that is the supplied spelling. In personal names, it is identity-bearing text, not a decorative style choice.
If 﨏 appears by itself, check the intended name or reading before changing it to 佐古; that is a separate spelling, not an automatic substitute.
A specific Japanese name character; its exact written form can matter.
Do not replace it in a personal name without checking the intended spelling.
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1Can 﨏 appear as a box or change shape?
Yes. Display support depends on the font and input path. On Windows, font fallback can substitute another font or fail to draw this extended Japanese character; this behavior was documented as of 2026-09-14. Check how it appears in your setup.
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- さこ · Japanese valley kanji · kokuji · Japanese surname kanji · 﨏田 · 﨏畑 · Cangjie
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
﨏\FA0FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.