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上寿 (jouju) Japanese meaning: 100th birthday | Kotomora

上じょう寿じゅ

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じゅ

Meanings

1

100th birthday

Refers specifically to the celebration or attainment of one's 100th birthday. A formal or traditional term.

祖そ母ぼは来らい月げつ上じょう寿じゅを迎むかえる。
My grandmother will celebrate her 100th birthday next month.

Kanji

上above, up
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Related words

百ひゃく寿じゅ
百寿 also means 100th birthday and is more common in modern usage. 上寿 is a more traditional, classical term.
還かん暦れき
還暦 is the 60th birthday celebration, a different milestone.

Etymology

From 上 (high, upper) and 寿 (longevity, congratulations). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is traditionally associated with the highest age milestone.