ハッピーバースデー

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Etymology

From English happy birthday.

Interjection

ハッピーバースデー • (happī bāsudē) 

1. happy birthday

Synonyms

• 誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)おめでとう (tanjōbi omedetō)
• (informal) ハピバ (hapiba), HPB(ハピバ) (hapiba), HBD(ハッピーバースデー) (happī bāsudē)