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Kanji Detail for 誕 - "birth"

誕

  • Meaning

    誕 means "birth." Also associated with false, wild, life.

    1. Birth - Coming into existence; being born.

    2. False - Untrue; deceptive.

    3. Wild - Reckless; unrestrained.

  • Words using 誕

    • 誕生 たんじょう Listen birth (of a person); nativity; creation
    • 生誕 せいたん Listen birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
    • 誕生日 たんじょうび Listen birthday
    • お誕生日 おたんじょうび Listen birthday
    • お誕生日おめでとうございます おたんじょうびおめでとうございます Listen happy birthday

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    • Verified meaning: birth
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いざわ, いよ, じょう, たん)
    • Also carries these associations: false, wild, life

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 誕

    Given names 誕(じょう)Listen 誕(たん)Listen 誕(のえる)Listen 誕(ひろし)Listen

    Surnames 誕(いざわ)Listen 誕(いよ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nativity; be born; declension; lie; be arbitrary

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to bear children, give birth; birth

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Making boastful and empty statements. Such as saying 荒誕不經 (absurd and unreasonable). | Unrestrained behavior is also called 誕. Such as 放誕 (unrestrained), 怪誕 (bizarre). | To give birth. Today a birthday is also called 誕日.

  • Onyomi

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    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    birth false wild big wide deceive nurture origin beginning born creation dawn emergence genesis inception reckless

Sentences including 誕

  • She invited us to her birthday party.

  • It so happens that today is my birthday.

  • Do you remember your father's birthday?

  • She gave me a watch for a birthday present.

  • You shall have a bicycle for your birthday.

  • What did you give mike on his birthday?

  • It happens that we have the same birthday.

  • My birthday is one month from today.

  • Hope you had a good birthday.

  • It's her fifth birthday tomorrow.

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