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How to say 'Birthday' in Japanese | 誕生日

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The Japanese word for Birthday is 'Tanjoubi', written as 誕生日 in Japanese.'Birthday' in hiragana is たんじょうび.

    Meaning

    Birthday

    Reading

    たんじょうび

    tanjoubi

    Kanji

    Birth Life Day, Sun

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '誕生日 (たんじょうび)' means 'birthday'. It refers to the anniversary of the day a person was born. This word is commonly used in celebrations, greetings, and gifts. For example: Happy birthday!「誕生日おめでとう!」(たんじょうびおめでとう!). Today is my birthday「今日は私の誕生日です」(きょうはわたしのたんじょうびです). The word is often paired with celebratory phrases or activities, such as '誕生日ケーキ (たんじょうびケーキ) (birthday cake)' or '誕生日プレゼント (たんじょうびプレゼント) (birthday present).'

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1863

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 誕生日

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Birth

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Life

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

Words Related to 誕生日 Through the Kanji

This Word contains the Kanji 誕 as well.

  • word

    誕生

    Meaning

    Birth

Words Related to 誕生日 Through the Kanji

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

  • word

    先生

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    生きる

    Meaning

    Live

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    生まれる

    Meaning

    Born

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生ずる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    生活

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    中学生

    Meaning

    Middle school student

  • word

    小学生

    Meaning

    Elementary student

  • word

    生徒

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    生命

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    生む

    Meaning

    Give birth

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    生かす

    Meaning

    Utilize

  • word

    生理

    Meaning

    Menstruation, Physiology

  • word

    生み出す

    Meaning

    Produce

  • word

    厚生

    Meaning

    Welfare

  • word

    生まれ

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生じる

    Meaning

    Arise

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    生け花

    Meaning

    Flower arranging

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    生まれつき

    Meaning

    Innately

  • word

    生き生きと

    Meaning

    Vividly

  • word

    生涯

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    生存

    Meaning

    Survival

  • word

    生える

    Meaning

    Grow

  • word

    衛生的

    Meaning

    Sanitary

  • word

    再生

    Meaning

    Playback, Recycling

  • word

    芝生

    Meaning

    Lawn

  • word

    生き物

    Meaning

    Creature

  • word

    衛生

    Meaning

    Hygiene

  • word

    生成

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    生やす

    Meaning

    Grow

  • word

    Meaning

    Raw

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    生態

    Meaning

    Ecology

  • word

    生意気

    Meaning

    Cheeky

  • word

    生き残る

    Meaning

    Survive

  • word

    新生

    Meaning

    Rebirth

  • word

    出生

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    生き生き

    Meaning

    Vividly

  • word

    誕生

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    同級生

    Meaning

    Classmate

  • word

    生臭い

    Meaning

    Fishy, Bloody

Words Related to 誕生日 Through the Kanji

These 79 Words contain the Kanji 日 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

  • word

    二日

    Meaning

    Second, Two days

  • word

    三日

    Meaning

    Three days, Third

  • word

    四日

    Meaning

    Four days, Fourth

  • word

    五日

    Meaning

    Five days, Fifth

  • word

    六日

    Meaning

    Six days, Sixth

  • word

    七日

    Meaning

    Seven days, Seventh

  • word

    八日

    Meaning

    Eight days, Eighth

  • word

    九日

    Meaning

    Nine days, Ninth

  • word

    十日

    Meaning

    Ten days, Tenth

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    曜日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    日曜日

    Meaning

    Sunday

  • word

    土曜日

    Meaning

    Saturday

  • word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    木曜日

    Meaning

    Thursday

  • word

    火曜日

    Meaning

    Tuesday

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    今日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    一昨日

    Meaning

    Day before yesterday

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    半日

    Meaning

    Half day

  • word

    毎日

    Meaning

    Everyday

  • word

    明日

    Meaning

    Tomorrow

  • word

    日常

    Meaning

    Daily

  • word

    昨日

    Meaning

    Yesterday

  • word

    一日

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    記念日

    Meaning

    Anniversary

  • word

    祝日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    日陰

    Meaning

    Shade

  • word

    翌日

    Meaning

    Next day

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    朝日

    Meaning

    Morning sun

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    元日

    Meaning

    New years day

  • word

    初日

    Meaning

    First day

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    日記

    Meaning

    Diary

  • word

    先日

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    期日

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    日曜

    Meaning

    Sunday

  • word

    祭日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    日米

    Meaning

    Japan United States

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    日頃

    Meaning

    Usual, Daily

  • word

    日ソ

    Meaning

    Japan Soviet

  • word

    日時

    Meaning

    Datetime

  • word

    日日

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    日帰り

    Meaning

    Day trip

  • word

    日中

    Meaning

    Daytime, Japan China

  • word

    日の入り

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    日の出

    Meaning

    Sunrise

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    夕日

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    休日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    日用品

    Meaning

    Daily necessities

  • word

    日数

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    日差し

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    定休日

    Meaning

    Regular holiday

  • word

    日課

    Meaning

    Routine

  • word

    平日

    Meaning

    Weekday

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    連日

    Meaning

    Consecutive days

  • word

    在日

    Meaning

    Japan, Residing

  • word

    日光

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    日付け

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    日程

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    日焼け

    Meaning

    Sunburn

  • word

    日の丸

    Meaning

    Japan flag

  • word

    日韓

    Meaning

    Japan korea

Learn the Word 誕生日

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What does 'Tanjoubi' (誕生日) mean?

'Tanjoubi' means 'Birthday' .

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