Memory phrase for the character: 誕

誕

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Meaning

birth, nativity, be born

Pronunciation

TAN

Explanation

Left: word 言, right: delay, extend 延 (Movement 廴 is correct 正 (= is needed) to extend.)

Mnemonic

(A birth is painful and she screams with long words: Thiiiis is soooooo painful!) Words are extended at the: birth. OR: The description (= the word) for that one (= the family) spreads (= become more) is: "birthday".

Radicals

言	word, speech	Sound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
廴	movement	The radical ennyou* stands for movement and is similar to shinnyuu 辶, which equally stands for movement.*
正	correct

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Vocabulary

誕生	たんじょう	birth
誕生日	たんじょうび	birthday

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