Japanese symbol for “longevity”
長生き
ながいき
Romaji: nagaiki
longevity; long life
In Japanese, longevity is 長生き, read ながいき (nagaiki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs longevity; long life
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “longevity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長寿 | ちょうじゅ chouju | long life; longevity |
| 長生 | ちょうせい chousei | longevity |
| 寿 | ことぶき kotobuki | longevity; long life |
| 万寿 | ばんじゅ banju | longevity |
| 延寿 | えんじゅ enju | longevity; prolongation of life |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
| 長い | ながい nagai | long (distance, length) |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
See also: Chinese symbol for “longevity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.