誕 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- birth; to be born
Origin
言 "speech" plus 延 "to extend"; words drawn out in celebration — hence "birth."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タン | 誕生・生誕 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 誕生たんじょう
birth
- 誕生日たんじょうび
birthday
Example
明日は妹の誕生日だ。
Tomorrow is my little sister's birthday.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)