Emoji dictionary
馃埞 Circled Ideograph Congratulation emoji
[sur-kuh 濒诲听颈诲-别别-uh-graf kuhn-graj-uh-ley-shuh n ih-moh-jee]
What does聽銑楋笍 Circled Ideograph Congratulations emoji mean?
Depicting聽a Japanese character for “congratulations,” the聽circled ideograph congratulation聽emoji conveys celebratory or good wishes and blessings, usually on birthdays and during holidays.
Where does 馃埞 Circled Ideograph Congratulation emoji come from?
罢丑别听circled ideograph congratulation emoji, as it’s officially called,聽is a bright red button with a white Japanese kanji character that translates to “congratulations” in Japanese鈥攁nd in the Chinese character from which it is derived.聽The character is also often translated as聽blessings, widening its use to expressions of gratitude.
Commonly called the聽Japanese “congratulations” button, the emoji was first released under Unicode 1.1 in 1993 and has been included in all subsequent updates, notably Unicode 6.0 in 2010, which introduced emoji to many Westerners for the first time.
Its appearance is fairly uniform across platforms, except for the vendor LG, which features a black character on a yellow button.
Examples of 馃埞 Circled Ideograph Congratulation emoji
Who uses 馃埞 Circled Ideograph Congratulation emoji?
Though written in Japanese, the聽circled ideograph congratulation emoji聽is often used for congratulatory and celebratory messages in English contexts, too. Since it generally conveys excitement, goodwill, and thankfulness, the emoji is commonly found in birthday wishes and holiday greetings (e.g., Happy New Year! 銑楋笍).
Because it often observes a special day or occasion, the聽circled ideograph congratulation sometimes substitutes for the word聽happy in the construction Happy X!, (e.g., 銑楋笍 Halloween!).
罢丑别听circled ideograph congratulation emoji is occasionally used simply for its bright red color or its Japanese character, regardless of its specific meaning. Users who include the emoji in these situations are aiming for a visual effect,聽and therefore may not intend “congratulations.”
This emoji also appears on merchandise, especially clothing items.
Note
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