Memory phrase for the Kanji: 寿

寿

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Meaning

congratulate, long life

Pronunciation

 JU
kotobuki

Explanation

 Left: var. of hand 手, right: skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic

 Two hands congratulate and wish a long life. (And two hands 手,寸 are needed to roll sushi 寿司)

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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Vocabulary

 寿司  すし  Sushi (food)
 寿命  じゅみょう  life span

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