What 𨯯 means
It writes the Japanese word やり (yari), meaning “spear.”
Japanese historical records place yari use in battle from the late 13th century. In Japan's early-modern period, the spear served as an infantry weapon and a marker of samurai status. Those dates describe the weapon's history, not the first appearance of this exact glyph.
Taiwan's CNS11643 (2024) household-registration record also lists 𨯯 with Mandarin reading yí, roughly “yee” said with a rising tone. That is a separate regional record; it does not replace the Japanese reading やり.
Use 𨯯 when the source gives this exact form
For an ordinary Japanese reference to a spear, 槍 is the standard modern spelling; use 𨯯 when an exact source, person's name, or record gives this form.
Typing やり in a Japanese IME (keyboard conversion tool) brings up candidates, not a guarantee of this glyph: 槍, 鑓, and other kanji share the reading.
Specialized and record-sensitive: it preserves an exact Japanese written form for the spear word.
Keep 𨯯 when a name or record spells it this way; 槍 changes the character.
Who writes 𨯯
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA specialized Japanese form for やり, “spear,” recorded as a variant of 鑓.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Will every device display 𨯯?
No. Display depends on font support: a font without 𨯯 may show a missing-glyph box or a fallback form.
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How to type or find 𨯯
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- 𨯯 · やり · yari · 鑓 · 槍 · Japanese spear kanji · rare kanji · 28BEF
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𨯯\28BEFCodes and encoding1 code points
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