生日

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (生日)		生	日

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 生日

1. birthday

   這是我特意為你生日而做的。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我特意为你生日而做的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ tèyì wèi nǐ shēngrì ér zuò de. [Pinyin]

   I made this specially for your birthday.

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 千春 (qiānchūn) (literary, of an elderly person)
• 千秋 (qiānqiū) (honorific, of an elderly person)
• 壽誕／寿诞 (shòudàn) (of an elderly person)
• 壽辰／寿辰 (shòuchén) (of an elderly person)
• 生朝 (shēngzhāo) (literary)
• 生辰 (shēngchén) (literary)
• 誕辰／诞辰 (dànchén) (honorific)
• 賤降／贱降 (jiànjiàng) (literary, humble)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (生日):

• → Japanese: 生日(せいじつ) (seijitsu)
• → Korean: 생일(生日) (saeng'il)
• → Vietnamese: sinh nhật (生日)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	日
い(く) Grade: 1	ひ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 生く (iku, “to exist, live”, archaic) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”).

Noun

生(いく)日(ひ) • (ikuhi) 

1. a lucky day, auspicious day

   Synonym: 吉日 (kichijitsu)

Derived terms

• 生(いく)日(ひ)の足(たる)日(ひ) (ikuhi no taruhi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	日
せい Grade: 1	じつ Grade: 1
kan’on

First appeared in 1867.

Possibly borrowed from Mandarin 生日 (shēngrì). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

生(せい)日(じつ) • (seijitsu) 

1. (rare) one's birthday

   Synonyms: 生辰 (seishin), 誕生日 (tanjōbi), 誕辰 (tanshin)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
生	日

Noun

生日 • (saeng'il) (hangeul 생일)

1. Hanja form^? of 생일 (“birthday”).

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Okinawan

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	日
っん(まり) Grade: 1	ふぃー > びー Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
生まり日

Cognate with Japanese 生まれ日 (umarebi, literally “birth-day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔm̩maɾibiː/

Noun

生(っんまり)日(びー) ('nmaribī) 

1. birthday

Derived terms

• 生日(っんまりびー)かりゆしやいびーん ('nmaribī kariyushi yaibīn)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	日
う(まり) Grade: 1	ふぃー > びー Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
生まり日

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔumaɾibiː/

Noun

生(うまり)日(びー) (umaribī) 

1. birthday

References

• “っんまりびー・ぅんまりびー【生日・生まり日】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “ぅんまりびー” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
• “ゥンマリビー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• “ウマリビー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (2001 [1963]) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Zaimushō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
生	日

Noun

生日

1. chữ Hán form of sinh nhật (“birthday”).