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誕 = 延 + 言

誕 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nativity”. It is built from 延 (prolong) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 420.

Keyword
nativity
RTK frame
420
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
рождество
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
誕 to bear children

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 延 prolong
  2. 言 say

How to find 誕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “prolong” + “say”. 誕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 誕 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.