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壽 = 一 + 口 + 工 + 士 + 寸

壽 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “longevity (old)”. It is built from 一 (one), 口 (mouth), 工 (craft), 士 (gentleman) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2996. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
longevity (old)
RTK frame
2996
Strokes
14
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
longevity, долговечность (старая)
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
壽 old age

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 口 mouth
  3. 工 craft
  4. 士 gentleman
  5. 寸 measurement

Characters that contain 壽

How to find 壽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “mouth” + “craft”. 壽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壽 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.