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壽 means 'longevity' and is a variant of 寿

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 3199   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-9    Grade: 10   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 0 words   Used in 2 words   Used in 284 names   Component in 21 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ジュ   ス
Kun
   ことぶき longevity
On    シュウ
Kun    ことぶ   ことほ
Name    かず   じ   とし   ひさ   ひさし
⿳  ⿳   samurai   one   work   one   -  
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壽 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 壽 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
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Most common form: 頌寿
celebration of longevity  (obscure term)
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ことぶき : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: 寿
noun
1. congratulations; felicitations; best wishes
2. longevity; long life
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An additional ジュ less common words include 壽 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ジュ   ス   ことぶき longevity   
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シ   samurai
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スン   inch
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