寿

Meaning

寿 centers on the idea of a long, full life: longevity, one's natural lifespan, and the celebration or congratulations that come with reaching a venerable age.

• 寿司すし
  N5

  sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

• 寿命じゅみょう
  N2

  lifespan; life; lifetime

• 寿ことぶき

  congratulations; felicitations; best wishes

• 恵比寿えびす

  Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

• 長寿ちょうじゅ
  N1

  long life; longevity

• 天寿てんじゅ

  natural span of life

• 福寿ふくじゅ

  long life and happiness

• 喜寿きじゅ

  77th birthday

• 白寿はくじゅ

  99th birthday

• 米寿べいじゅ

  88th birthday

• 福寿草ふくじゅそう

  pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)

• 久寿きゅうじゅ

  Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)

• 傘寿さんじゅ

  80th birthday

• にぎり寿司にぎりずし
  N1

  nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

• 平均寿命へいきんじゅみょう
  N2

  life expectancy (at birth); average life span

• いなり寿司いなりずし

  inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu

• くら寿司くらずし

  Kura Sushi (sushi restaurant chain)

• ちらし寿司ちらしずし

  chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

• 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

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