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寿

Lifespan
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジュ、ス
Kun readingことぶき、ことぶ.く
JōyōGrade 8Level 35

Meanings

  1. lifespan
  2. congratulations
  3. longevityRtK
  4. one's natural life
  1. felicitations
  2. best wishes
  3. long life

Popular Usage

寿命

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bushes · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1687

Compound words

寿命じゅみょう
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life
喜寿きじゅ
77th birthday
長寿ちょうじゅ
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
天寿てんじゅ
natural span of life
寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
恵比寿えびす
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
にぎり寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
永寿えいじゅ
long life
延寿えんじゅ
prolonging life
傘寿さんじゅ
80th birthday
寿盃じゅはい
toasting
寿府ジュネーブ
Geneva
寿齢じゅれい
long life
星寿せいじゅ
90th birthday
茶寿ちゃじゅ
108th birthday
白寿はくじゅ
99th birthday celebration
百寿ひゃくじゅ
100th birthday
米寿べいじゅ
88th birthday
卆寿そつじゅ
90th birthday
頌寿しょうじゅ
celebration of longevity
㐂寿きじゅ
77th birthday
握寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi
寿司飯すしめし
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi
鮒寿司ふなずし
funazushi

Additional Examples

彼の政治寿命はもうない。
His days as a politician are numbered.tatoeba
彼の寿命は終わろうとしている。
His sands are running out.tatoeba
日本人の平均寿命は大いに伸びた。
The average life span of the Japanese has lengthened to a great extent.tatoeba
日本での平均寿命はどれだけですか。
What is the average life span in Japan?tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Longevity; congratulations. A hand (寸) + a long winding line — a long life. 寿司 — sushi.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寿

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step