寿 — kanji meaning “longevity”
寿
longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
- Meanings
- longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
- On'yomi
- ジュ (ju)、ス (su)、シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ことぶき、ことぶ.く、ことほ.ぐ
- Name readings
- かず、じ、じゅう、すっ、すみ、とし
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1245 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 41
- Chinese reading
- shòu — Chinese character page
Words with 寿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寿命 | じゅみょう jumyou | lifespan; life; lifetime |
| 寿司 | すし sushi | sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc. |
| 長寿 | ちょうじゅ chouju | long life; longevity |
| 恵比寿 | えびす ebisu | Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce |
| 天寿 | てんじゅ tenju | natural span of life |
| 喜寿 | きじゅ kiju | 77th birthday |
| 米寿 | べいじゅ beiju | 88th birthday |
| 福寿 | ふくじゅ fukuju | long life and happiness |
| 白寿 | はくじゅ hakuju | 99th birthday |
| 福寿草 | ふくじゅそう fukujusou | pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa) |
| 久寿 | きゅうじゅ kyuuju | Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27) |
| 傘寿 | さんじゅ sanju | 80th birthday |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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