Japanese symbol for “newborn”
生まれたて
うまれたて
Romaji: umaretate
newborn; newly born
In Japanese, newborn is 生まれたて, read うまれたて (umaretate).
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
- adj-no, n newborn; newly born
Written forms: 生まれたて、生まれ立て、生れたて、生れ立て. Readings: うまれたて.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “newborn”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 初生 | しょせい shosei | firstborn; first-produced; newborn |
| 産子 | うぶご ubugo | newborn |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “newborn”.
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.