Illustration: In a Japanese family dining room, a granddaughter presents a small birthday cake to her seated grandmother, carefully supporting the plate with both hands. Several lit candles stand on the cake, and a wrapped gift waits beside the grandmother's place.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お誕たん生じょう日び

otanjoubi

birthday

This is a polite way to refer to someone’s birthday. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お誕生日たんじょうびおめでとうございます。

    Happy birthday to you!

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  2. トム、お誕生日たんじょうびおめでとう！

    Happy birthday, Tom!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. お誕生日たんじょうびプレゼントに何なにが欲ほしいですか。

    What birthday present do you want?

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Kanji in 誕生日

  • 誕nativity; be bornOnタン
  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
  • 日sun; dayOnニチ・ジツKunひ

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