also: うまれび
noun
Rare or archaic term for birthday; the standard modern word is 誕生日. The reading せいじつ is Sino-Japanese, while うまれび is a native Japanese reading that is now obsolete.
See also: 誕生日
古い文献では「生日」を「せいじつ」と読んで誕生日の意味で使うことがある。
In old documents, 生日 is sometimes read as せいじつ and used to mean birthday.
「うまれび」という読みは現代ではほとんど使われない。
The reading うまれび is hardly used in modern times.
Rare kanji spelling; the common word for birthday is 誕生日. This form may appear in older or literary contexts.
Kana spelling for the reading うまれび, which is itself rare and archaic.
Sino-Japanese compound of 生 (life, birth) and 日 (day). The reading うまれび is a native Japanese reading of the same characters, now obsolete.