What does kanji 寿 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 寿 is longevity.

How is kanji 寿 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 寿 are ことぶき, ことぶ.く, ことほ.ぐ; the onyomi readings are ジュ, ス, シュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 寿?

The main radical for kanji 寿 is 寸.

What words use kanji 寿?

Example words that use kanji 寿 include 寿命, 寿, 寿く, 寿ぐ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

寿

Meaning

Kanji 寿

longevity

longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ことぶきことぶ.くことほ.ぐ
Onyomi 音読み: ジュスシュウ
Nanori 名乗り: かずじじゅうすっすみとしとしかつながのぶのりひさひさしやす

Variant: 夀 (Itaiji) • Old form: 壽 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1245
Strokes: 7
Radical: 寸
Components: 一 • ノ • 二 • 寸
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 丰 • 邦 • 夆 • 砉 • 蚌

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 106 entries that include this kanji.

寿命

じゅみょう

life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)

寿

じゅ

age

寿く

ことぶく

to congratulate

寿ぐ

ことほぐ

to congratulate

寿を上る

じゅをたてまつる

to offer a toast for longevity

寿永

じゅえい

Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)

寿賀

じゅが

long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays

寿甘

すあま

sweet mochi cake

寿教室

ことぶききょうしつ

culture courses for the aged

寿限無

じゅげむ

Jugemu (Japanese folktale)

寿司の具

すしのぐ

ingredients for sushi

寿司を握る

すしをにぎる

to make hand-rolled sushi

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖父は長寿を祝われた。

my grandfather was celebrated for his longevity.

ご長寿をお祈りします。

i pray for your long life.

結婚のお祝いに寿の字を書いた。

for the wedding celebration, i wrote the character kotobuki.

その知らせはまことに寿だった。

that news was truly a cause for celebration.

彼は寿命をまっとうした。

he lived out his natural life.

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