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Japanese word 名付ける: to give a name to someone or something. Meanings and example sentences.

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名付ける (なづける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

名付ける (なづける) means to give a name to someone or something.

See example sentences below.

名付ける at a glance

名付ける
なづけるnazukeru
N1verb
to give a name to someone or something
名付けるなづけるnazukeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 名付ける

Core meaning

to give a name to someone or something

Basic example sentences

Example 1

赤ちゃんに名前を名付ける。

Translation

Give a name to the baby.

Example 2

この町は古い伝説から名付けられた。

Translation

This town was named after an old legend.

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