What 轌 means
A vehicle for travel over snow or ice.
Japanese classifies 轌 as a 国字 (kokuji), a kanji made in Japan.
Use it for the sled word or to read a name that contains it; a snowy setting alone does not make it a general snow sign.
Where did 轌 come from?
A documented trail reaches Edo-period records from Akita.
Japanese references classify 轌 as a 国字 (kokuji), a kanji formed in Japan. Records from the Akita domain place its use in northeastern Japan.
Is 轌 used in place names?
Yes; in a place name, 轌 can carry a local meaning.
Names such as 轌町 occur in Tōhoku, northeastern Japan. An Akita place-name reference explains one use of 轌 as “a broad river bend,” so local context can outweigh the sled gloss.
A rare Japanese regional kanji; in a message, it reads as deliberate word or place-name use.
Do not use it as a general snow reaction; it names a sled.
Who writes 轌
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsRead そり, the Japanese word for a sled over snow or ice.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Is 轌 an emoji?
No. It is a text character drawn by fonts, so it has no emoji-style artwork.
Why does 轌 show as a box?
The font on that device may lack 轌. A font with broad Japanese or Han character coverage can display it; the box marks missing font support.
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How to type or find 轌
- Also called
- そり · sori
- Search it as
- sleigh kanji · kokuji · 艝
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
轌\8F4CCodes and encoding1 code points
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