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TOPIK 2noun

생신

saengsin

생신이 · 생신을

birthday (honorific)

Example

다음 주 토요일이 아버지 생신이에요.

Next Saturday is my father's birthday.

Word parts

생 birth신 day, time

Literally 'birth day': 生 'birth' + 辰 'day, time'.

Good to know

The plain word is 생일; use 생신 for parents, grandparents and other elders, and congratulate them with 생신 축하드려요.