誕生日

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 6
しょう > じょう
Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kan’on goon kun’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compound of 誕生 (tanjō, birth) +‎ (hi, day).

The hi reading for changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たん)(じょう)() (tanjōbiたんじやうび (tanzyaubi)?

  1. a birthday
    Synonyms: 誕辰 (tanshin), バースデー (bāsudē)
    Antonyms: 忌日 (kinichi), 命日 (meinichi)
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 6
しょう > じょう
Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
kan’on goon

From 誕生 (tanjō, birth) +‎ (-nichi, counter for day of a month).

Noun[edit]

(たん)(じょう)(にち) (tanjōnichiたんじやうにち (tanzyauniti)?

  1. (rare) a birthday

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

誕生日 (tansaeng'il) (hangeul 탄생일)

  1. Hanja form? of 탄생일 (a birthday).

Usage notes[edit]

  • 誕生日 (탄생일) is only used in modern Korean when discussing the birthdate/birthday of an important figure. Nonetheless, it can be recognized more as a general word for birthday by the elderly in South Korea, especially the word 誕生 (탄생).