寿 — longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

ことぶき寿 longevity

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes

U+5BFF Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1245 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1687 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

longevity
congratulations
one's natural life

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ことぶき kotobuki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

寿(ことぶき) kotobuki longevity

しゅ・じゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

寿(じゅ) 命(みょう) jumyou lifespan 英(えい) 寿(じゅ) eiju Eiju (given name) 長(ちょう) 寿(じゅ) chouju longevity

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

寿(す) 司(し) sushi sushi 恵(え) 比(び) 寿(す) ebisu Ebisu

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Components

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さん三 three

丿 slash

すん寸 inch #41

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ちゅう鋳 casting

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寿 — longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Meanings

word

ことぶき kotobuki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゅ・じゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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寿 — longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Meanings

word

ことぶき kotobuki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゅ ・じゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しゅ・じゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).