01
誕生日
たんじょうび
birthday
Meanings
- nativity
- be born
- declension
- lie
- be arbitrary
Readings
Onyomi
- タン
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
誕生
たんじょう
birth
03
誕生石
たんじょうせき
birthstone
04
誕生月
たんじょうづき
birth month
05
誕生会
たんじょうかい
birthday party
06
聖誕祭
せいたんさい
Christmas
Compare Kanji
01生Meaning95%life, genuineBirth in 誕 meets the basic life idea of 生, giving learners a clear semantic anchor.02産Meaning92%products, bearBoth point to bringing life into the world, with 産 stressing production or childbirth.03育Meaning84%bring up, grow upAfter 誕 comes the growing and nurturing sense carried by 育.04児Meaning78%newborn babe, childA newborn naturally leads to 児, the child who appears after the birth event.05祝Meaning70%celebrate, congratulateBirthdays make 祝 a useful neighbor, moving from being born to celebration.06延Shape66%prolong, stretchingThe right-hand 延 shape deserves attention before the speech side is added to 誕.