降誕こうたん Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.);nativity
降誕会ごうたんえ Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8);Buddha's birthday festival See also: 灌仏会 (かんぶつえ), 浴仏会 (よくぶつえ), 竜華会 (りゅうげえ)