Given name & surname · Japanese

寿

“words, speech”·“to pray for a good outcome”

寿 (Kotobuki) is a surname. It is used in Japanese.

JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Hisashi.

Meaning & origin

What it means

寿 is built from elements meaning “words, speech” and “to pray for a good outcome”.

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寿’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 寿 can be written in the Roman alphabet as HISASHI. In Japanese usage, 寿 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as KOTOBUKI. In Japanese usage, 寿 as a surname has a related form in 壽.

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寿HisashiKotobuki壽Shou

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 1

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