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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compound of 誕生 (tanjō, “birth”) + 日 (hi, “day”).
The hi reading for 日 changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Alternative forms
Noun
誕生日 • (tanjōbi) ←たんじやうび (tanzyaubi)?
- a birthday
- Synonyms: 誕辰 (tanshin), バースデー (bāsudē)
- Antonyms: 忌日 (kinichi), 命日 (meinichi)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From 誕生 (tanjō, “birth”) + 日 (-nichi, counter for day of a month).
Noun
誕生日 • (tanjōnichi) ←たんじやうにち (tanzyauniti)?
- (rare) a birthday
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
誕生日 • (tansaeng'il) (hangeul 탄생일)
- Hanja form? of 탄생일 (“a birthday”).
Usage notes
- 誕生日 (탄생일) is only used in modern Korean when discussing the birthdate/birthday of an important figure. Nonetheless, it can be recognized more as a general word for birthday by the elderly in South Korea, especially the word 誕生 (탄생).