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喜寿 (きじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

喜き寿じゅ

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じゅ

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Meanings

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noun

77th birthday celebration

Refers to the celebration of one's 77th birthday, a traditional Japanese longevity milestone. The kanji 喜 can be broken down into 七十七 (77).

祖そ父ふの喜き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 my grandfather's 77th birthday.

Kanji

喜rejoice, take pleasure in
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

Similar words

還かん暦れき
Celebration of the 60th birthday, another traditional longevity milestone.
米べい寿じゅ
Celebration of the 88th birthday, a later milestone.

Etymology

The kanji 喜 can be decomposed into the components 七 (seven), 十 (ten), and 七 (seven), representing the number 77. The term is a traditional Japanese longevity celebration.