米寿

Means someone's 88th birthday. There's a word for the 88th birthday.

That is all.

by MadeByHideoForHideo

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  1. These are called 長寿祝い (longevity celebration) and are part of 敬老 culture (respect for elderly)

    – 還暦 for 60 years
    – 古希 for 70
    – 喜寿 77
    – 傘寿 80
    – 米寿 88
    – 卒寿 90
    – 白寿 99
    – 百寿 100

    ———

    – 茶寿 108
    – 皇寿 111
    – 珍寿 112 years and beyond
    – 大還暦 120 years

    ———-

    – 天寿 250 years and also refers to living a full, natural life span.

    (For some reason, according to english dictionaries it also designates 250 years but I can’t find it on Japanese dictionaries)

    Edit: found it

    天寿(てんじゅ)とは、250歳(天寿)-寿命という意味もあり、「天寿を全うする」としてこの言葉が使われます。

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