Japanese “not free of charge” button emoji meaning

The Japanese "not free of charge" button emoji features a square with a white Japanese kanji character in the center. The kanji, pronounced "yuu" in Japanese, means "have" or "exist." This symbol is commonly used in Japan to indicate that something is available but requires payment, meaning it is not free. This emoji is part of a group of Japanese kanji emojis often seen on signs, labels, or buttons, especially in contexts related to commerce or services. It is typically used to share that a product, service, or feature has a cost associated with it.

The Japanese “not free of charge” button emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026