Word Meaning に因んで

にちなんで nichinande

に因んで is read as にちなんで (nichinande) and means named after.

Meaning

English

  1. named after
  2. associated with
  3. connected with

Reading

Kana

にちなんで

Romaji

nichinande

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 123472 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

に因って

によって

according to

原因

げいいん

cause

要因

よういん

main cause

いん

hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)

一因

いちいん

one cause

死因

しいん

cause of death

主因

しゅいん

primary cause

因子

いんし

factor

因果

いんが

cause and effect

勝因

しょういん

cause of victory

敗因

はいいん

cause of defeat

起因

きいん

cause

Example Sentences

3

えきめいはこのかわにちなんでつけられた。

The station was named after this river.

そのでんとうはふるいまつりにちなんでいる。

That tradition is associated with an old festival.

The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.