生誕

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 生誕 is read as せいたん and is a formal noun for a person’s birth.
• Basic usage: It is used in biographical and commemorative contexts, such as the start of a poet’s life or a painter’s birth centenary.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Start of a life
  • 生誕から青年期まで places birth at the beginning of a biographical timeline.
• Commemorative interval
  • 生誕百年 marks one hundred years since birth; ordinary birth events are more directly expressed with 生まれる.