# 寿 — longevity; congratulations

寿 means “longevity; congratulations”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ジュ (ju), ス (su). Kun'yomi: ことぶき (kotobuki). You'll see it in words such as 寿 (kotobuki, “congratulations; felicitations”).

- Meaning: longevity; congratulations
- On'yomi: ジュ (ju), ス (su)
- Kun'yomi: ことぶき (kotobuki)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 2

## How to remember 寿

Parts: 三 three · 丿 slash · 寸 measure

## Words with 寿

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 寿 | ことぶき (kotobuki) | congratulations; felicitations |

## Don't confuse it with

[形](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shape/) · [看](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/watch-over/) · [井](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/water-well/) · [刑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/punishment/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 2” set

[斎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ritual-purity/) · [仙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hermit/) · [聖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/holy/) · [犠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrifice/) · [寿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/) · [祥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/auspicious/) · [慶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/joyous-occasion/) · [仁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benevolence/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/. Last updated 2026-11-01.