Back in the day, my friends and I derived much amusement from the kanji that
is read 「たいと」, which consists of three 雲 and three 龍:

![たいと](https://i.stack.imgur.com/87S5z.png)

What actual purpose did this kanji serve? The [Japanese Wikipedia
article](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%E3%81%A8) for it
says:

> 日本で苗字として用いられたとされる国字。

But the fact that this says 用いられた **とされる** suggests to me that this is somehow
vague, unclear, or disputed.

(Personally, it strikes me as an almost comical kanji, and I can't imagine
anybody using it seriously.)
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What purpose did the kanji read "たいと" (雲雲雲龍龍龍) serve?
Based on [this article](http://nihonshock.com/2009/10/crazy-kanji-highest-
stroke-count/) (skim to the bottom), apparently someone actually used it to
write their name as recently as the 1960s (which means he probably was given
the name prior to the postwar reforms limited what names could be given to an
assigned set).
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