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誕 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
タンたん · tan
Kun
—
Meaning
birth; to be born

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 延 "to extend"; words drawn out in celebration — hence "birth."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onタンたんtan誕生たんじょう生誕せいたん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誕生たんじょう

    birth

  • 誕生日たんじょうび

    birthday

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

明日(あす)は妹(いもうと)の誕生(たんじょう)日(ひ)だ。

Tomorrow is my little sister's birthday.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

誕生日誕生誕日sun生life討to att…訳transl…訪to vis…詞words誠sincer…担to sho…探to sea…丹red反opposi…旦dawn
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Compound

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