誕

nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1024

Vocabulary

タン

Word	Reading	Meaning
生誕	セイタン	birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
降誕	コウタン	birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity
再誕	サイタン	rebirth; reincarnation
生誕百年	セイタンヒャクネン	100th birthday anniversary
荒誕	コウタン	exaggerated beyond recognition; nonsense; wild talk; lies

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
誕生	たんじょう	birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; birth; origin; making; one's first birthday
誕生日	たんじょうび	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	happy birthday
天皇誕生日	てんのうたんじょうび	Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
お誕生日	おたんじょうび	birthday

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

evidence, proof, certificate

establishment, provision, prepare

consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint

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call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

consent, assent, agreement

permit, approve

accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to

recitation, poem, song, composing