米寿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 米寿, read べいじゅ, is the traditional name for age eighty-eight and its celebration, based on visually decomposing the kanji 米.
• Basic usage: A family may mark the occasion with a commemorative photograph or a gift of yellow flowers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Celebrating an eighty-eighth birthday
  • This specifically concerns an eighty-eighth birthday and its celebration with a family photograph or flowers. It is not a general term for every longevity celebration.