Japanese word

誕生

Pronunciation

Romajitanjō

Meaning

  • nounbirth

Example

赤ちゃんの誕生を家族で祝います。aka cha n no tan jō o ka zoku de iwa i ma su

The family celebrates the baby's birth.

Illustration for 誕生 (birth)

More examples

妹の誕生をきっかけに、家族の生活が変わりました。imōto no tan jō o ki kka ke ni ka zoku no sei katsu ga ka wa ri ma shi ta

The birth of my younger sister changed our family life.

Core concept

Centers on the arrival of a new life or thing into existence, with birth as its central sense.

Common phrases

  • 誕生を祝うtan jō o iwa u

    celebrate a birth

  • 誕生の知らせtan jō no shi ra se

    news of the birth

Similar words

生まれumare: The fact or time when a person or thing comes into existence, often in everyday speech.

Definition in Japanese

人や動物などがこの世に生まれること。hito ya dō butsu na do ga ko no yo ni u ma re ru ko to

Word origin

誕生 (tanjō) combines 誕 (tan, "birth") and 生 (jō, "life"), forming a word for coming into the world.

Usage tips

  • 誕生 (tanjō) can describe the creation of a product, group, or idea as well as the birth of a baby, so it is common in formal descriptions of new beginnings.

Opposites

Related words

  • 誕生するtanjōsurube bornverb

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