生年月日|せいねんがっぴseinengappi[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounbirth date; date of birth; DOB生年月日は1960年2月14日です。↗I was born on February 14, 1960.
- Related出生しゅっしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for the event of being born, as in 「出生届」; 「生年月日」 is the specific date itself.
- Related生まれうまれNeutralNeutral word for one's origins — when and where one was born, as in 「東京生まれ」; 「生年月日」 refers strictly to the date itself.
On forms, write your date of birth as 「生年月日」. Use 「出生」 for the event of being born, and 「生まれ」 for birthplace or year of birth.
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