Word Meaning 名付け

なづけ nazuke

名付け is read as なづけ (nazuke) and means fiance.

Meaning

English

  1. fiance
  2. fiancee
  3. naming
  4. christening

Reading

Kana

なづけ

Romaji

nazuke

Writing Variants

  • 名づけ なづけ nazuke

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 73023 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名付け親

なづけおや

godparent

名所

などころ

famous place

名所

めいしょ

famous place

名残

なごり

(the sorrow of) parting

名声

めいせい

fame

名乗り

なのり

Japanese kanji reading used in names

名実

めいじつ

in name and in reality

名指し

なざし

calling by name

名乗り出る

なのりでる

to introduce oneself

名曲

めいきょく

famous piece of music

名乗る

なのる

to call out the goods one is selling

Example Sentences

10

I want to name my daughter Mary.

Who gave you a nickname like that?

I wanted to name my daughter Mary.

I named the kitten Tama.

Mary was the one who named this puppy.

She called her cat Tatoeba.

We named the boat the Half Moon.

Tom named his dog Cookie.

Tom decided to name his child John.

Mary named her puppy Cookie.