誕生|たんじょうtanjou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbirth (of a person); nativity
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcreation; formation; birth; origin; making
    生命せいめいはいつ誕生たんじょうしたのですか。↗
    When did life come into being?
  3. nounone's first birthday
Conjugation
Dictionary form誕生する(たんじょうする)
Polite (masu)誕生します(たんじょうします)
Negative (nai)誕生しない(たんじょうしない)
polite (masen)誕生しません(たんじょうしません)
classical zu / nu誕生せず・誕生せぬ(たんじょうせず・たんじょうせぬ)
Past (ta)誕生した(たんじょうした)
polite (mashita)誕生しました(たんじょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)誕生しなかった(たんじょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)誕生しませんでした(たんじょうしませんでした)
Te form誕生して(たんじょうして)
Potential誕生できる(たんじょうできる)
Passive誕生される(たんじょうされる)
Causative誕生させる(たんじょうさせる)
Causative passive誕生させられる(たんじょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)誕生すれば(たんじょうすれば)
tara誕生したら(たんじょうしたら)
Volitional誕生しよう(たんじょうしよう)
polite (mashou)誕生しましょう(たんじょうしましょう)
Imperative誕生しろ(たんじょうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym出生しゅっしょうWrittenWritten word for a person's birth, used mainly in official records and statistics, as in 「出生届」 and 「出生率」; 「誕生」 is the more celebratory choice.
  • Synonym生誕せいたんFormalFormal word for the birth of a great or famous figure, used mainly in commemorations such as 「生誕百年」.
  • Synonym生まれるうまれるNeutralEveryday verb for being born or coming into existence; 「誕生」 is a Sino-Japanese noun used in formal or celebratory contexts.
  • Synonym生まれうまれNeutralRefers to birth, and also to birthplace or year of birth, as in 「東京生まれ」 and 「昭和生まれ」.
  • Related降誕こうたんFormalFormal, religious term for the birth of saints, the Buddha or Christ, as in 「降誕祭」.
  • Related生まれ落ちるうまれおちるWrittenLiterary verb for being born, emphasizing the moment of coming into the world.
  • Related生まれ出るうまれでるWrittenWritten, literary verb for something new coming into being or for a birth.
  • Antonym死亡しぼうNeutralNeutral word for death, the direct opposite of 「誕生」, as in the pairing 「出生と死亡」.
  • Antonym終焉しゅうえんWrittenWritten word for the end of a life or of things, as in 「時代の終焉」.

Use 「誕生」 for a birth or the emergence of something new. For official records and statistics say 「出生」; to commemorate a famous figure, 「生誕」; in everyday speech, the verb 「生まれる」. 「降誕」 is religious; 「死亡」 and 「終焉」 are 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。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also

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