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寿 = 丰 + 寸

寿 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “longevity”. It is built from 丰 (bushes) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1687. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
longevity
RTK frame
1687
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュ, ス, シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ことぶき, ことぶ.く, ことほ.ぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
долголетие
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
寿 old age

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 丰 bushes
  2. 寸 measurement

Alternative decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 一 one
  3. 寸 measurement
  4. 二 two

Characters that contain 寿

How to find 寿 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bushes” + “measurement”. 寿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 寿 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.