名付ける (Nazukeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to name, to call, to christen, to term”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto name; to call; to christen; to term
Examples
父は私に和成と名づけた。
Father named me Kazunari.
私は彼を手なづけています。
I have him eating out of my hand.
弟は猫を花子と名づけました。
My brother named his cat Hanako.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).