Japanese “Not Free of Charge” Button

A red square button with the white Japanese characters “有料” (yūryō) meaning “not free of charge.”

The 🈶 Japanese “Not Free of Charge” Button emoji indicates that something has a cost. It’s often used on Japanese signage, event notices, or advertisements to clarify that a product or service isn’t free. Figuratively, it can be used to joke about emotional or personal “costs” in daily life.

• Represents paid services or products.
• Used literally for pricing clarity in Japanese contexts.
• Can be humorous when describing something “costly” in effort or stress.