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Illustration of 名付ける

名付なづける

なづける nazukeru Play N1 Ichidan verb Transitive

人や動物に名前を付ける。 to name (someone)

Example 1

私わたしたちはその猫ねこをミミと名付なづけた。

We named the cat Mimi.

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Example 2

彼女かのじょは子猫こねこをジャガーと名付なづけた。

She called the kitten "Jaguar".

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Kanji breakdown

付

N3

adhere; attach; refer to; append

On reading
フ
Kun reading
つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け、つ.け-、-つ.け、-づ.け、-づけ、つ.く、-づ.く、つ.き、-つ.き、-つき、-づ.き、-づき
Radical
人

名

N5

name; noted; distinguished; reputation

On reading
メイ、ミョウ
Kun reading
な、-な
Radical
口
Illustration of 交付
N1

こうふ

delivering; furnishing (with copies)

Illustration of 仕付ける
N1

しつける

to be used to a job; to begin to do; to baste; to tack; to plant

Illustration of 付き
N1

つき

attached to; impression; sociality; appearance; furnished with; under; to

Illustration of 付け加える
N1

つけくわえる

to add one thing to another

Illustration of 付属
N1

ふぞく

attached; belonging; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary