Japanese symbol for “dob”
生年月日
せいねんがっぴ
Romaji: seinengappi
birth date; date of birth; DOB
In Japanese, dob is 生年月日, read せいねんがっぴ (seinengappi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n birth date; date of birth; DOB
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dob”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出生年月日 | しゅっしょうねんがっぴ shusshounengappi | date of birth; DOB |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 今月 | こんげつ kongetsu | this month |
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.