year of birth; birth year
Refers to the calendar year in which someone was born. Often used in contexts like age calculation or historical records.
彼の生まれ年は1990年です。
His birth year is 1990.
生まれ年によって干支が決まります。
The zodiac sign is determined by one's birth year.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with 生れ instead of 生まれ; less common but still used.
Compound of 生まれ (umare, 'birth') + 年 (toshi, 'year'). The reading うまれどし is a straightforward combination.