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Where does “Fukurokuju” come from?

Fukurokuju (English) comes from Japanese 福禄寿, from Middle Chinese 福祿壽.

Ancestry of “Fukurokuju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese福禄寿wealth, good fortune, and longevity
2Middle Chinese福祿壽—
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