How to say 'Reference' in Japanese | 因み

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The Japanese word for Reference is 'Chinami', written as 因み in Japanese.'Reference' in hiragana is ちなみ.

word

因み

Meaning

Reference

Reading

ちなみ

chinami

Kanji

因Cause

Explanation

The Japanese noun '因み (ちなみ)' is used to introduce additional information or a related fact, often as an aside or a footnote to the main topic. It is commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese to provide context or background information. For example: By the way, he is also a musician「因みに、彼はミュージシャンでもあります」(ちなみに、かれはミュージシャンでもあります). As a reference, this book was published last year「因みに、この本は去年出版されました」(ちなみに、このほんはきょねんしゅっぱんされました). The word is often used with the particle 'に' to form '因みに (ちなみに)', which functions similarly to 'by the way' or 'for your information' in English.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

857

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 因み

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

因

Meaning

Cause

Hiragana in the Word 因み

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

み

Reading

Words Related to 因み Through the Kanji 因

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 因 as well.

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原因

Meaning

Cause

word

要因

Meaning

Factor

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'Chinami' means 'Reference' .

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