幽ゆう霊れい文も字じ

noun

ghost character; phantom kanji

A kanji included in the JIS X 0208 character set whose origin and meaning are unknown; often believed to be a copying error or fabrication. Examples include 妛, 彁, and 墸.

• JIS漢かん字じには、幽ゆう霊れい文も字じと呼よばれる出しゅつ自じ不ふ明めいの文も字じがいくつか含ふくまれている。

  The JIS kanji set includes several characters of unknown origin called ghost characters.

• 「妛あけび」は有ゆう名めいな幽ゆう霊れい文も字じの一ひとつだ。

  '妛' is one of the well-known ghost characters.