| 1351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 194 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1786 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1652 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 501 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4372 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1579 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419P | Morohashi |
| 3557 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1565 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
- 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
- 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
- すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Kun reading compounds
- 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
- 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
- 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
- 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- longevidad
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- longevidade
- congratulações
- vida natural
French
- longévité
- félicitations
- vie
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5004.0 | Four corner code |
| 5034.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bff | Unicode hex code |
congratulations, joy
- On:
- ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
- 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
- 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 のり、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- enhorabuena
- alegría
Portuguese
- congratulações
- prazer
French
- félicitations
- joie
| 565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 630 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 778 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4501 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1756 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 756 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1019 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36725 | Morohashi |
| 2599 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 868 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 933 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 751 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 4680.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cc0 | Unicode hex code |