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天皇誕生日 (てんのうたんじょうび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天皇てんのう誕たん生じょう日び

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Meanings

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noun

Emperor's Birthday

National holiday celebrated on February 23rd (as of the current era).

天皇てんのう誕たん生じょう日びは国こく民みんの祝しゅく日じつです。
The Emperor's Birthday is a national holiday.
今年ことしの天皇てんのう誕たん生じょう日びは日にち曜よう日びと重かさなった。
This year, the Emperor's Birthday fell on a Sunday.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
皇emperor
誕nativity, be born, declension
生life, genuine, birth
日day, sun, Japan

Similar words

祝しゅく日じつ
祝日 is a general term for a public holiday, while 天皇誕生日 refers specifically to the Emperor's Birthday.
建けん国こく記き念ねんの日ひ
Another national holiday, but commemorates the founding of the nation rather than the emperor's birthday.

Etymology

Compound of 天皇 (emperor) + 誕生日 (birthday). The date changes with each imperial era.