生日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	日

Noun

生日 (hiragana いくひ, romaji ikuhi)

1. lively day
2. auspicious day

Noun

生日 (hiragana せいじつ, romaji seijitsu)

1. birthday

Usage notes

• This usage is rather obscure. 誕生日 is far more common.

Synonyms

• 誕生日 (たんじょうび, tanjōbi): birthday

See also

• 聖名祝日 (せいめいしゅくじつ, seimei shukujitsu)

External links

• goo辞書 (on-line Japanese dictionary)

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Korean

Hanja in this word
生	日

Noun

生日 (saeng-il)

1. Hanja form^? of 생일, “birthday”.

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
生日

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ ʂəŋ˥˥ʐɚ˥˩ ]

Noun

生日 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēngrì)

1. birthday

   這是我特意為你生日而做的。 (trad.)

   这是我特意为你生日而做的。 (simp.)

   I made this specially for your birthday.

Derived terms

• shēngrì kuàilè 生日快樂(trad.) , 生日快乐 (simp.)

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
生日

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ ɕĩ˧˧lit˥˥ ] siⁿ-li̍t
• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ ɕiŋ˧˧lit˥˥ ] seng-li̍t
• (Zhangzhou:) IPA: [ sẽ˧˧ʑit˥˥ ] seⁿ-ji̍t
• (Zhangzhou:) IPA: [ ɕiŋ˧˧ʑit˥˥ ] seng-ji̍t

Noun

生日 (traditional and simplified, POJ seⁿ-ji̍t or siⁿ-ji̍t or seng-ji̍t)

1. birthday