Expressions 天寿てんじゅ を 全まっと うする die a natural death at an advanced age; live out one's allotted lifespan Kanji 寿 longevity, congratulations, one's natural life Related words 寿命 is the general, neutral word for 'lifespan' or 'life expectancy,' while 天寿 carries a nuance of a heaven-ordained, natural span of life.
Don't confuse with 天寿 refers specifically to the natural length of a person's life, while 天命 refers to one's heaven-decreed fate, mission, or destiny, not necessarily lifespan.
Written forms 天てん 寿じゅ Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; the word is almost always written this way.
てんじゅ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 天 (heaven) and 寿 (longevity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has long been used to mean the natural lifespan granted by heaven.
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