誕
誕 — Nativity
nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 誕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity; creation |
| 生誕 | せいたん seitan | birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity |
| 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 otanjoubiomedetougozaimasu | happy birthday |
| 誕生日 | たんじょうび tanjoubi | birthday |
| お誕生日 | おたんじょうび otanjoubi | birthday |
| 天皇誕生日 | てんのうたんじょうび tennoutanjoubi | Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23) |
Study notes
誕 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1024 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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