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こし
がっている
ことから
としお
年老
いた
じん
たと
ちょうじゅ
長寿
あらわ

Since it has a stoop like an elderly person, it symbolized longevity.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
1. back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring  (usu. コシ)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
2. to turn  (see also: 折れる)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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4
to grow old
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0
suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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Most common form: 例え
noun
1. example  (esp. 例え)
2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable  (esp. 譬え, 喩え)
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1
longevity
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3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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Kanji
ヨウ   loins; waist   こし loins, waist, hips   
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ニク body part   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ユ   illustrate
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ユ    in general; generalization   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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チョウ   なが long   
寿
ジュ   ス   ことぶき longevity   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
スン   inch
ヒョウ   おもて surface, front   あらわ to show, to represent   あらわれる to be present, to appear   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
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