寿
寿

longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

7 strokesFrequency 1,245JLPT N1Grade 8

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ジュシュウ

Kun

ことぶきことぶ.くことほ.ぐ

Nanori

かずじゅうすっすみとしとしかつながのぶのりひさひさしやす

Dictionary

Common Words

寿命ゅみょうNounFreq #5575
1

lifespan; life; lifetime

Examples
これらの発見のおかげで人間の寿命が以前の2倍になった。
Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
2

life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

Examples
作動温度が高いと、潤滑剤の寿命は短くなる。
High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
寿司NounFreq #13636
1

Food, cooking

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

Examples
かなり多くのアメリカ人が寿司を好む。
Quite a few Americans like sushi.
寿ぶきNounFreq #25129
1

Written on envelopes containing monetary gifts, etc.

congratulations; felicitations; best wishes

2

longevity; long life

長寿ょうじゅFreq #25547
1

Common noun

long life; longevity

Examples
長寿とご幸福を祝して、乾杯。
Here's to a long and happy life!
2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)

すき焼きすき焼きやき鋤焼き鋤焼寿喜焼NounFreq #31201
1

Food, cooking

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

Examples
この日曜日にすき焼きパーティーをする事になっている。
We're having a sukiyaki party this Sunday.
寿司屋すし屋鮨屋NounFreq #36241
1

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

Examples
今すぐ、すし屋さんに行くなんてどうですか。
How about going to a sushi bar right now?
天寿んじゅNounFreq #40056
1

natural span of life

Examples
彼は天寿を全うした。
He lived to a ripe old age.
頌寿頌壽ょうじゅゅじゅNoun~する VerbFreq #40581
1

Rare term

celebration of longevity

ごろく双六スゴロク双陸寿語録すぐろく (双六)NounFreq #45054
1

Word usually written using kana alone

race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track)

2

Orig. meaning

ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

平均寿命いきんじゅみょうNounFreq #46368
1

life expectancy (at birth); average life span

Examples
最近の研究によれば、日本人の平均寿命はまだ伸びているそうだ。
According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.
2

Physics

mean lifetime

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