誕 – nativity, be born, declension

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The kanji 誕 means nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タン (tan). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タン	tan

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: ノ・言・止・廴.

Words using 誕

誕生日たんじょうびbirthday誕生たんじょうbirth (of a person)

Example sentences

今日は、妹の誕生日です。

Today is my sister's birthday.

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生命はいつ誕生したのですか。

When did life come into being?

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Kanji with the same radical

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