Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 6 freq #1024

nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

speech gen

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

birth (of a person); nativity
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
birthday
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
one's birthplace; one's native place
birthday party; birthday meet-up
sudden emergence; sudden formation
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
month of birth; birthday month

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

happy birthday
birthday
birthday party
birthday party
birthday present
birthday present
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
birthday cake
Nativity group; Christmas crib
The Birth of Momotaro (book by Yanagita Kunio)

Example sentences

Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

On his birthday, I took a train to the town in which he lived.

How was your birthday?