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I read from **[this interesting
article](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2018/10/29/language/ghost-kanji-
lurk-japanese-lexicon/#.XAnSvMmKs0c)** that it's included in **[幽霊文字 (yuurei
moji/ghost kanji
(character)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%BD%E9%9C%8A%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97)**.
I tried to look up each of those kanjis:

I use these sites to look up those kanjis:

a. **[jisho.org](https://jisho.org)**

b. **[yahoo.jp](https://dic.yahoo.co.jp/search/)**

c. **[goo.ne.jp](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch)**

d. **[alc.co.jp](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?)**

**Here are the results:**

> 1. **jisho** : 彁 = (no known meaning; S&H uses jabberwocky words?)
>
> じゅんこ 【彁】 (Junko - unclassified name)
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none

My own observation: it might relate to: **謌 (uta/ka, sing or recite) ** and
**彊 (彊 (kyō/tsuyo(i))** and **歌 (uta/ka, sing)** ; which is カ、セイ?

> 2. **jisho** : 墸 = hesitate [ On: チョ ] (no sentence example)
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none

My own observation: it might relate to: **堵** (mistaken character) = fence,
railing, enclosure.

> 3. **jisho** : 壥 = fine residence, shop, store [ On: テン ] (no sentence
> example)
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 4. **jisho:** 挧 (Japanese horse chestnut?) [Kun:とち] [On:ウ]
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 5. **jisho** : 暃 (be separated) [On: ヒ]
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 6. **jisho:** 椦 (wickerwork) Kun: まげもの On: ケン
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none

My observation: A mistake of **橳** ? or 群馬県に自生する妖怪というが、見つかっていない。

> 7. **jisho:** 槞 (cage) On: ロウ (or ru)
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 8. **jisho:** 蟐 (mantis, toad?(kokuji))
>
> **related** : 蟷螂 (かまきり) = praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis,
> Tenodera angustipennis)​. In kotobank, it's:
> **[カマキリ類の総称.](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%9F%90-1763858#E5.8B.95.E6.A4.8D.E7.89.A9.E5.90.8D.E3.82.88.E3.81.BF.E3.81.8B.E3.81.9F.E8.BE.9E.E5.85.B8.E3.80.80.E6.99.AE.E5.8F.8A.E7.89.88)**
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 9. **jisho:** 袮 (ancestral shrine, embroidery) [On:デイ、 ネ、 チ]
>
> yahoo: none
>
> goo.ne: none
>
> alc: none
>
> 10. **jisho:** 閠 (intercalation, illegitimate throne) (Kun: うるう On:ケイ、 >
> ギョク、 ジュン). A mistake of **閏**?
>
> 11. **jisho: 駲** (horse's buttocks, horse's tail) (On: シュウ、 ジュン)
>
> 12. **jisho** : 妛 (despise, contempt, ugly, same as) (Kun: あなど.る、 おろ か、
> みにく.い、 みだる) (On: シ)
>
> All last three also don't have clear examples/usages.

Others:

  * **垉** ホウ (Break; collapse)

**汢** ねた (Marsh)

**穃** ヨウ (No meaning??)

**粫** ジ、メン、うるち (Gluten-free grain)

**鍄** キョウ、リョウ Clamp

**垈** タイ、ダイ、ぬた Wetlands

**恷** キュウ、ク Be contrary; nice

**熕** おおづつ Cannon

**粐** コ、ロ、ぬか Rice-bran (pieces of grain husk separated from flour after
milling.)

**糘** すくも Chaff

**鵈** とび Kite (bird)

**岾** はけ、やま Mountain

**橸** まさ Straight grain

**碵** いしずえ Cornerstone

**粭** すくも Chaff

**膤** セツ、そり、ゆき、たら Snow

**軅** たか、やがて After all (A mistake of 軈?)

**靹** ケツ、とも Archer's arm protector (A mistake of 鞆?)

I find that these **'Japanese-only'** Kanji fascinating. I can only take a
glimpse of its meaning through the parts. I take that these must be obscure
characters since it's included in "Ghost Kanji Characters". I couldn't find
these characters in Chinese Dictionary either even though these are considered
"Kanjis".

**Here are my questions:**

> 1.What are the usages and word-pairs/collocation or sentence example that
> represent the meaning(s) of these Kanji? How do you use it? How often?
>
> 2.As a native Japanese or a foreigner who lives for the longest time in
> Japan, have you used (or at least tried to use) these kanjis?
>
> 3.Is its usage only limited to **research or linguistics study**?
>
> 4.What does " **S &H** uses jabberwocky words" mean? Does it mean a **
> nonsensical language aka nonsense word**? (what is **'S &H?'**)
>
> 5.Are all my assumptions correct? I mean the misintended character? Did I
> miss something?

**[Additional
references](https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E5%B9%BD%E9%9C%8A%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97)**

**Notes:**

Please help me to answer as thorough as possible so that we can contribute to
this se. Short answer may suffice if you can summarize all the points well.

Thank you very much for all your answers!
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meaning usage kanji archaic-language
What is the usage of these 12 kanjis (彁, 墸,壥,挧,暃,椦,槞,蟐,袮,閠,駲,妛)+18 more in modern Japanese? How to read it?
The [wikipedia
page](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%BD%E9%9C%8A%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97) you
linked has a section about usage.

According to that, since the definition of ghost kanji is that there is no
known usage, by definition, there is no past usage. After they appeared in the
system by mistake, there has been some modern usage, but all examples
mentioned in the article are misuse while trying to write a similar but
different kanji. There are no truly intentional usage example mentioned in the
article.
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