誕たん生じょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

birth; nativity

Refers to the birth of a person, often used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb: 子どもが誕生する. More formal or written-sounding than 生まれる.

• 昨日きのう、友ゆう人じんに女おんなの子こが誕たん生じょうした。

  Yesterday, a baby girl was born to my friend.

• 家か族ぞくみんなで赤あかちゃんの誕たん生じょうを喜よろこんだ。

  The whole family rejoiced at the baby's birth.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

creation; formation; birth; origin

Extended use for the coming into existence of a thing, organization, system, country, product, technology, or idea. Often translates as 'was born,' 'came into being,' or 'was created,' depending on context.

• この町まちに新あたらしい美び術じゅつ館かんが誕たん生じょうした。

  A new art museum came into being in this town.

• 長ながい研けん究きゅうの末すえに、新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうが誕たん生じょうした。

  After long research, a new treatment method was created.

noun

first birthday

A limited noun use meaning a person's first birthday. In modern everyday Japanese, 一歳の誕生日 or 初誕生 is usually clearer.

• 古ふるい言いい方かたでは、子こどもの満まん一いっ歳さいの祝いわいを誕たん生じょうということがある。

  In older usage, the celebration of a child's turning one may be called 誕生.