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寿

Readings

Kana: ジュ、ス、シュウ、ことぶき、ことぶ.く、ことほ.ぐ
Romaji: ju, su, shū, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: 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
Romaji: kazu, ji, jū, su, , sumi, toshi, toshikatsu, naga, nobu, nori, hisa, hisashi, yasu
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Romaji

Meanings

longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1245
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  4-7-4
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  shou4
Unicode:  5bff
JIS:  3C77

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3557
Nelson Index: 194
New Nelson Index: 1374
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a7.15
Four Corner Index: 5004.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1351
Gakken Index: 1132
Japanese Names Index: 539
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7419P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0006
Remembering the kanji Index: 1565
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1221
Kodansha Compact Index: 501
Kanji in Context Index: 1327
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2215
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2979
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1579
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1687
Essential Kanji Index: 1786
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4372
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1448
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1115

Words

寿 (ことぶき)
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
寿命 (じゅみょう)
life span
恵比寿 (えびす、ゑびす、えべす、ひるこ)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
福寿 (ふくじゅ)
long life and happiness
久寿 (きゅうじゅ)
Kyuuju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
寿司 (すし)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
長寿 (ちょうじゅ)
longevity
延寿 (えんじゅ)
longevity; prolongation of life
万寿 (ばんじゅ)
longevity
天寿 (てんじゅ)
natural span of life; 250 years old
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