Word Meaning 名付け親

なづけおや nazukeoya

名付け親 is read as なづけおや (nazukeoya) and means godparent.

Meaning

English

  1. godparent
  2. namer
  3. first person to give something its name

Reading

Kana

なづけおや

Romaji

nazukeoya

Writing Variants

  • 名づけ親 なづけおや nazukeoya
  • 名付親 なづけおや nazukeoya

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 19573 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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名親

なおや

godparent

部屋付きの親方

へやつきのおやかた

coach associated with another coach's stable

親類付合い

しんるいづきあい

associating with relatives

親藩大名

しんぱんだいみょう

daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch

名所

などころ

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