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卒寿 (そつじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

卒そつ寿じゅ

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Meanings

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noun

90th birthday

Refers to the celebration of one's 90th birthday, derived from the character 卒 which can be read as そつ and decomposed into 九十 (ninety).

祖そ父ふは来らい月げつ、卒そつ寿じゅを迎むかえます。
My grandfather will celebrate his 90th birthday next month.
卒そつ寿じゅのお祝いわいに家か族ぞくが集あつまった。
The family gathered to celebrate his 90th birthday.

Written forms

卒そつ寿じゅUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the 90th birthday celebration.
卆そつ寿じゅ
Alternate kanji form using the variant character 卆 for 卒; rarely used.

Kanji

卒graduate, soldier, private
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

soldier, private, die

Similar words

米べい寿じゅ
Refers to the 88th birthday celebration, derived from the character 米 which can be decomposed into 八十八 (eighty-eight).
白はく寿じゅ
Refers to the 99th birthday celebration, derived from the character 白 which is 百 (one hundred) minus one.

Etymology

From the decomposition of the kanji 卒 into 九 (nine) and 十 (ten), representing ninety.