Moto 寿: Longevity; Congratulations; One's Natural LifeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジュ、ス、シュウ
- Kun'yomi
- ことぶき、ことぶ(く)、ことほ(ぐ)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 110 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジュ・ス・シュウ)
- 長寿ちょうじゅlong life; longevity
- 寿命じゅみょうlife span
- 恵比寿えびすEbisu; god of fishing and commerce
- にぎり寿司にぎりずしnigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
- 喜寿きじゅ77th birthday
- 天寿てんじゅnatural span of life
- 寿司すしsushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
- 握り寿司にぎりずしnigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
- 白寿はくじゅ99th birthday
- 福寿ふくじゅlong life and happiness
- 米寿べいじゅ88th birthday
- いなり寿司いなりずしinarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
- おし寿司おしずしoshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
- ちらし寿司ちらしずしchirashi; chirashizushi
- ばら寿司ばらずしtype of sushi with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on the rice
- めはり寿司めはりずしrice ball wrapped in pickled leaf mustard greens
- 万寿ばんじゅlongevity
- 万寿菊まんじゅぎくFrench marigold (Tagetes patula)
- 上寿じょうじゅ100th birthday
- 不老長寿ふろうちょうじゅperpetual youth and longevity
- 久寿きゅうじゅKyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
- 五目寿司ごもくずしsushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
- 人寿じんじゅhuman life span; human lifespan
- 仁寿にんじゅNinju era (851.4.28-854.11.30)
- 伊寿墨いすずみbrassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
- 健康寿命けんこうじゅみょうhealthy life expectancy; healthy life years
- 傘寿さんじゅ80th birthday
- 千寿蘭せんじゅらんvariegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
- 卆寿そつじゅ90th birthday
- 卒寿そつじゅ90th birthday
- 南山の寿なんざんのじゅlongevity
- 回らないお寿司まわらないおすしnon-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
- 回らない寿司まわらないすしnon-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
- 回転寿司かいてんずしconveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round
- 大寿林おおじゅりんreed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- 太巻き寿司ふとまきずしfutomaki; thick roll of makizushi
- 寿を上るじゅをたてまつるto offer a toast for longevity
- 寿像じゅぞうstatue (of a living person)
- 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
- 寿司屋すしやsushi shop; sushi restaurant
- 寿司米すしまいsushi rice; rice used for sushi
- 寿司詰めすしづめjam-packed; packed in like sardines
- 寿司酢すしずseasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
- 寿司飯すしめしrice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
- 寿命を延ばすじゅみょうをのばすto prolong one's life
- 寿命を縮めるじゅみょうをちぢめるto shorten one's life
- 寿星桃じゅせいとうPrunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)
- 寿永じゅえいJuei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
- 寿甘すあまsweet mochi cake
- 寿留女するめdried squid; dried cuttlefish
- 寿盃じゅはいtoasting; drinking to someone's health
- 寿福じゅふくlong life and happiness
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 寿ことぶきcongratulations; felicitations
- 寿くことぶくto congratulate; to wish one well
- 寿ぐことほぐto congratulate; to wish (someone) well
- 寿教室ことぶききょうしつculture courses for the aged
Other readings
- 仁寿殿じじゅうでんcentral pavilion (of Heian Palace)
- 寿喜焼すきやきsukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
- 寿府ジュネーブGeneva
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