誕たん生じょう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

誕生する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

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.

Related words· 6

生うまれるN4sense 1
生まれる is the everyday verb for 'to be born,' while 誕生 is the more formal, often written noun/suru-verb for the same event.
出しゅっ生しょうN1sense 1
出生 is the official, administrative term for a person's birth used in documents and statistics, whereas 誕生 is broader and can also describe things or ideas coming into being.
成せい立りつN2sense 2
成立 describes an agreement, law, or organization becoming established or valid, while 誕生 stresses the emergence of something entirely new.
新しん生せい
誕生 simply means birth or coming into existence, while 新生 specifically implies a renewal or fresh start after some prior state.

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生せい誕たんN1
誕生 is the general, everyday word for 'birth' usable for anyone or anything, while 生誕 is a formal term reserved for the birth of historically or culturally notable people.
生うまれN3
誕生 is a formal word emphasizing the event of being born, often for notable people, while 生まれ is the plain, everyday term.

Opposites

死しN1sense 1
死 (death) is the natural opposite of 誕生 (birth) when talking about a person's life.
消しょう滅めつN1sense 2
消滅 means disappearance or extinction, the opposite of 誕生 when used for the creation or emergence of things, systems, or ideas.
終しゅう焉えん
誕生 means birth or the beginning of something, the direct opposite of 終焉's sense of death or ending.