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名付ける (なづける): to name — Japanese vocabulary

名付ける is read なづける and means "to name". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

名付ける

Reading
なづける · nazukeru
Translation
to name
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
なづけるが

Example

彼は自分の犬をポパイと名付けた。

かれはじぶんのいぬをポパイとなづけた。

He named his dog Popeye.

Kanji in this word

  • 名 — name, famous
  • 付 — attach

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