RTK / HeisigFrame #1687
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longevity
WK Level: 35
Strokes: 1
Meanings
longevity RTKLifespan
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This old China man glued shrubs to his body. The added intake of oxygen from the shrubs was, according to him, the secret of his longevity. Sometimes he would sit all day in meditation without moving, and the locals believed the old man had actually turned into a shrub !
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Components
On'yomi
じゅす
Kun'yomi
ことぶき