The kanji 誕 primarily conveys the meaning of "birth," "to be born," or "anniversary." It relates to the beginning of life or the celebration of a person's arrival into the world. It can also extend to the concept of the emergence or creation of something new.

・On-yomi (音読み): タン (tan) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): な.まれる (nama.reru) - rarely used, meaning "to be born."

⚫︎ 誕生日 (たんじょうび) Translation: Birthday ⚫︎ 誕生 (たんじょう) Translation: Birth; coming into existence ⚫︎ 生誕 (せいたん) Translation: Birth (of a notable person); the anniversary of the birth

The kanji 誕 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The left side, 言 (げん - gen), acts as the semantic component, indicating that the character is related to speech or words. The right side, 延 (えん - en), is the phonetic component, contributing to the sound. The original meaning was related to "telling about the birth" or "announcing the birth." Over time, the meaning shifted to encompass "birth" itself and "anniversary".