誕生
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. birth (of a person); nativity
2. creation; formation; birth; origin; making
Noun
3. one's first birthday
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たんじょう
Used in vocabulary
誕生仏
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
Noun
Examples17
生命
When did life come into being?
私
I congratulated them on the birth of their daughter.
彼ら
They were pleased at the birth of their first child.
祖父
My grandfather died shortly after my birth.
私
I received my birthday present.
誕生
Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.