ちなみに (chinamini)

Meaning

  1. by the way
  2. in this connection
  3. incidentally

All JLPT 2 grammar : 因みに(ちなみに, chinamini), by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing, [Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
ちなみに、それはこの話の後日談にする予定です。By the way, I plan to do that for this story’s sequel.
ちなみに、魚のえらが真っ赤であるのは、肺と同じように「毛細血管」が多く集まっているからである。Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many ‘capillary vessels’ collected there, the same as for lungs.
ちなみに今日は6月8日、妻の誕生日です。By the way, today is the 8th of June — my wife’s birthday.
ちなみに私は英語がからきし駄目なんです。By the way, my English is absolutely hopeless.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
後日gojitsuin the future; another day; later
予定yoteiplans, arrangement
hanashitalk, speech, chat
するsuruto do
多くookumany; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
hailung
kanpipe, tube
chiblood
kehair, fur, wool
同じonajisame, identical
sakanafish
jinseilife
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
誕生tanjoubirth, creation
tsukimoon
tsumawife
誕生日tanjoubibirthday
golanguage
駄目dameno good, useless
英語eigoEnglish
watashiI, me

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ゴ,コウのち, うし.ろ, うしろbehind, back, later
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
ダンdiscuss, talk
テイ,ジョウさだ.める, さだ.まる, さだ.かdetermine, decide
ヨ,シャあらかじ.めbeforehand, previous
ドウおな.じsame, equal
ギョうお, さかな, -ざかなfish
セキ,シャクあか, あか-, あか.いred
シンま, ま-, まことtrue, reality
シュウあつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.うgather, meet
おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.るmany, much
ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
コン,キンいまnow
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
サイつまwife, spouse
かた.る, かた.らうword, speech, language
エイはなぶさEngland, hero
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
わたくし, わたしprivate, me

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