生誕|せいたんseitan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbirth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
Conjugation
Dictionary form生誕する(せいたんする)
Polite (masu)生誕します(せいたんします)
Negative (nai)生誕しない(せいたんしない)
polite (masen)生誕しません(せいたんしません)
classical zu / nu生誕せず・生誕せぬ(せいたんせず・せいたんせぬ)
Past (ta)生誕した(せいたんした)
polite (mashita)生誕しました(せいたんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)生誕しなかった(せいたんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)生誕しませんでした(せいたんしませんでした)
Te form生誕して(せいたんして)
Potential生誕できる(せいたんできる)
Passive生誕される(せいたんされる)
Causative生誕させる(せいたんさせる)
Causative passive生誕させられる(せいたんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)生誕すれば(せいたんすれば)
tara生誕したら(せいたんしたら)
Volitional生誕しよう(せいたんしよう)
polite (mashou)生誕しましょう(せいたんしましょう)
Imperative生誕しろ(せいたんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym誕生たんじょうNeutralThe neutral, all-purpose word for birth, with the widest use, as in 「誕生日」. 「生誕」 is narrower, mostly for commemorating a famous person's birth, as in 「生誕百年」.
  • Synonym出生しゅっしょうWrittenWritten word for birth, also one's origins, as in 「出生地」「出生届」. 「生誕」 centers on a famous person's birth or its anniversary.
  • Synonym生まれるうまれるNeutralThe everyday verb for being born, by far the most common. 「生誕」 is a written noun used mostly in commemorations.
  • Synonym生まれうまれNeutralRefers to birth or birthplace, as in 「東京生まれ」. 「生誕」 centers on famous people's births or anniversaries.
  • Synonym降誕こうたんFormalFormal term for the birth of a saint or monarch, as in 「キリスト降誕」. 「生誕」 instead marks a famous person's birth or anniversary.
  • Related生まれ落ちるうまれおちるNeutralA verb meaning to be born, with a vivid, descriptive feel, as in 「この世に生まれ落ちる」. 「生誕」 is a written noun.
  • Related生まれ出るうまれでるWrittenWritten verb for something new coming into being or emerging; 「生誕」 is a noun that leans toward a famous person's birth.
  • Antonym死亡しぼうWrittenWritten word for death; the opposite of 「生誕」 in life and death.
  • Antonym死去しきょWrittenWritten word for passing away; like 「死亡」, it is the opposite of 「生誕」 in life and death.

Use 「生誕」 for a famous person's birth or its commemoration, as in 「生誕百年祭」 and 「生誕の地」. For ordinary births say 「誕生」 or the verb 「生まれる」; 「出生」 is written and also covers origins; 「降誕」 is formal for saints and monarchs; 「生まれ」 gives birthplace; 「生まれ落ちる」 is a vivid verb and 「生まれ出る」 a written one; 「死亡」 and 「死去」 are the written opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 生うまれること。誕生たんじょう。
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