- 誕生 — birth
- 誕生日 — birthday
- 生誕 — (commemorative / formal) birth
誕 combines 言 (words/speech) and 延 (extend). It originally described words about someone’s coming into being, and came to mean “birth” in ceremonial or formal contexts.
It’s a 5th-grade 教育漢字, often seen in 誕生 and 誕生日.
彼の 誕生は 家族にとって 大きな 喜びでした。
His birth was a great joy for the family.
誕生日に プレゼントを送りました。
I sent a present for their birthday.