🈹 Japanese “discount” Button emoji meaning
🈹 means discount or sale, and people use it in posts about price cuts and deals. Apple shows a red square button with the white Japanese character 割 in the middle.
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What 🈹 means
The character 割 (wari) comes from the Japanese word waribiki, meaning discount, and appears on shop signs in Japan. Outside Japan it is used as a generic "sale" or "deal" marker in shopping posts, often next to 💸 or 🛍️. It is neutral and has no common slang meaning.
🈹 How people use it
- Announcing a sale in a shop post
- Sharing a coupon or promo code
- Pointing out a cheap deal to friends
- Japan travel posts about shopping
Example messages
🈹 20% off everything this weekend
Bought this jacket at half price 🈹🛍️
Use code SAVE10 for extra 🈹
The Tokyo drugstores had 🈹 signs everywhere
Common 🈹 combinations
- 🈹🛍️A shopping sale or discount offer
- 🈹💸Price cut or money-saving deal
🈹 vs similar emojis
| 🈹 vs 🉐 | 🉐 shows 得 and means bargain or good deal, while 🈹 specifically means a discount. |
|---|---|
| 🈹 vs 🈵 | 🈵 shows 満 and means full or no vacancy, not a sale. |
| 🈹 vs 🈶 | 🈶 shows 有 and means not free of charge, the opposite feeling of a discount. |
Emoji details
| Name | Japanese “discount” button |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F239 |
| Category | Symbols |
| Keywords | button, discount, ideograph, japanese |
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FAQ
What does the 🈹 Japanese “discount” button emoji mean?
🈹 means discount or sale, and people use it in posts about price cuts and deals. Apple shows a red square button with the white Japanese character 割 in the middle.
How do you read the character on 🈹?
It is 割, read "wari" in Japanese. It is short for waribiki, which means discount.
Is 🈹 Chinese or Japanese?
The emoji is defined as a Japanese button, but the character 割 is also used in Chinese, where it means to cut. The discount meaning comes from Japanese shop signs.
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