Word details

名付け親

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 名付け親.

Dictionary

Entry

名付け親名づけ親名付親づけおやNounFreq #41908
1

godparent

Examples
彼は私の長男の名付け親であった。
He stood godfather to my first son.
2

namer; first person to give something its name

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

6 strokesFrequency 177JLPT N4Grade 1

On

メイミョウ

Kun

-な

Nanori

adhere, attach, refer to, append

5 strokesFrequency 322JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

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

Nanori

つけ

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

16 strokesFrequency 406JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

おやおや-した.しいした.しむ

Nanori

ちかのり

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