㐂, variant of 喜

It is an old-style Japanese form of 喜, meaning joy.

Its graphic family appears in Chinese manuscript and calligraphic forms from the Sui–Tang period; Japanese writing later adapted the form.

The three parts that resemble 七 can be read together as 七十七 (77). That visual link connects 㐂 to 喜寿, the Japanese celebration of a 77th birthday.

Why does 㐂 appear in Japanese restaurant names?

It gives a familiar name an old-style spelling.

A character-shape archive records 㐂 in 二人比丘尼, a Japanese book with an edition dated 1660, in titles from 1688, and in 浮世風呂, a book with editions from 1809–1813.

As of 2026, restaurant brands use it deliberately in names such as 富士㐂 and 㐂久好. In ordinary Japanese prose, 喜 is easier to recognize at a glance.

What does 㐂 mean when someone sends it?

Read it as 喜 unless context gives a name or age.

On its own, 㐂 is an unusual written form of joy. With 寿 in a birthday message, it points to a 77th-birthday wish; in a restaurant name, it is part of the name.