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Keyword
lifespan
  • longevity
  • congratulations
  • one's natural life
Frequency
#1245
Strokes
7
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1687
Readings
ジュ57%
ス29%
ことぶき14%
Mnemonic
The hermit's lush beard grows a few centimeters each decade, and by the time it drags along the floor he has enjoyed an enormous lifespan.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
寿す司し
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
Noun
寿ことぶき
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
Noun
寿じゅ命みょう
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
Noun
長ちょう寿じゅ
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
Noun
恵え比び寿す
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Noun
にぎり寿ず司し
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Noun
寿じゅ
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration; congratulatory gift
Noun
寿す留る女め
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus)
Noun
米べい寿じゅ
88th birthday
Noun
喜き寿じゅ
77th birthday
Noun
福ふく寿じゅ
long life and happiness
Noun
白はく寿じゅ
99th birthday
Noun
天てん寿じゅ
natural span of life
Noun
久く寿す玉だま
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)
Noun
寿す司し詰づめ
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
No-adjective
久きゅう寿じゅ
Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
Noun
傘さん寿じゅ
80th birthday
Noun
寿す甘あま
sweet mochi cake
Noun
寿じゅ老ろう人じん
god of longevity
Noun
万ばん寿じゅ
longevity
Noun
万まん寿じゅ
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
Noun
永えい寿じゅ
long life; longevity
Noun
福ふく寿じゅ草そう
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
Noun
延えん寿じゅ
longevity; prolongation of life
Noun