寿
ことぶき
Also written 壽
Meanings
- Noun congratulations; felicitations; best wishes (written on envelopes containing monetary gifts, etc.)
- longevity; long life
Kanji
- 寿 longevity. Read as ことぶき.
Example sentences
- ダニエル王にいひけるは願くは王長壽かれ
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. - 寿退職しました。
I stopped working once I got married. - 今どき、寿退職する人っているのかな？
What person would retire for life in this day and age?
Words containing 寿
- 寿退社 (ことぶきたいしゃ) resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
- 寿教室 (ことぶききょうしつ) culture courses for the aged
- 新年の寿 (しんねんのことぶき) New Years greetings