Question

壽 ことぶき, ことぶ.く, ことほ.ぐ longevity, congratulations S+ (none) "A samurai wearing a broken crown crafted an inch-thick floor under which to hide with his mouth glued, giving him longevity as his enemies failed to find him."

Accepted Answer

ジュ かず, じ, とし, ひさ, ひさし 0 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)一: one; one radical (no.1)口: mouth寸: measurement; foot/10 longevity [old] "This is an old samurai who's seen a lot of longevity. He has been sitting in the same spot, on his torn Burger King Crown, for ages. He's something of a local landmark, so when a construction site is set up around him, they simply put a ceiling over his head and build around him. A gum company puts him in their CM for Longevity Gum. In the CM, he eats a stick of gum and rambles something foreign (he's actually saying - why are you putting this glue in my mouth?)."

Kanji	壽
Onyomi	ジュ
Kunyomi	ことぶき, ことぶ.く, ことほ.ぐ
Nanori	かず, じ, とし, ひさ, ひさし
English	longevity, congratulations
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 一: one; one radical (no.1) 口: mouth 寸: measurement; foot/10
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	longevity [old]
Koohii Story 1	"A samurai wearing a broken crown crafted an inch-thick floor under which to hide with his mouth glued, giving him longevity as his enemies failed to find him."
Koohii Story 2	"This is an old samurai who's seen a lot of longevity. He has been sitting in the same spot, on his torn Burger King Crown, for ages. He's something of a local landmark, so when a construction site is set up around him, they simply put a ceiling over his head and build around him. A gum company puts him in their CM for Longevity Gum. In the CM, he eats a stick of gum and rambles something foreign (he's actually saying - why are you putting this glue in my mouth?)."

Longevity Radical Mouth Samurai Gum 壽 ジュ ことぶき

Longevity Radical Mouth Samurai Gum 壽ジュことぶき