名付ける・名づける|なづけるnazukeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto name; to call; to christen; to term
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 名付ける(なづける) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 名付けます(なづけます) |
| Negative (nai) | 名付けない(なづけない) |
| polite (masen) | 名付けません(なづけません) |
| classical zu / nu | 名付けず・名付けぬ(なづけず・なづけぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 名付けた(なづけた) |
| polite (mashita) | 名付けました(なづけました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 名付けなかった(なづけなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 名付けませんでした(なづけませんでした) |
| Te form | 名付けて(なづけて) |
| Potential | 名付けられる(なづけられる) |
| Passive | 名付けられる(なづけられる) |
| Causative | 名付けさせる(なづけさせる) |
| Causative passive | 名付けさせられる(なづけさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 名付ければ(なづければ) |
| tara | 名付けたら(なづけたら) |
| Volitional | 名付けよう(なづけよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 名付けましょう(なづけましょう) |
| Imperative | 名付けろ(なづけろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym命名めいめいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a Sino-Japanese noun for naming, often used for ships, new species and the like, and also for naming a child. 「名付ける」 is more everyday.
- Related呼ぶよぶNeutralTo call someone by a name; also to call out, summon or invite. 「名付ける」 is the one-time act of giving a name, while 「呼ぶ」 is how you call them day to day.
- Related称すしょうすWrittenWritten/formal prose and literary: to call or designate by a name, to call oneself, or to claim falsely. For everyday naming, use 「名付ける」.
Use 「名付ける」 as your default for giving a name to a person or thing. The Sino-Japanese 「命名(する)」 is a written/formal-prose equivalent, and the two are often interchangeable. For calling someone by a name in daily life, use 「呼ぶ」; 「称す」 is literary.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


