私はおじの名をとって名付けられた。

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私 は おじ の 名 を とって 名付けられた 。

English Translation

I was named after my uncle.

Furigana

私(わたし)はおじの名(な)をとって名付(なづ)けられた。

Romanji

Watashi wa oji no na o totte nazukerareta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

名 (な)

name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

名付ける (なづける)

to name; to call; to christen; to term

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

名

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な

Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation

付

Readings: フ、 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

Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append