ちなみに (chinamini)

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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
話hanashitalk, speech, chat
するsuruto do
多くookumany; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
肺hailung
管kanpipe, tube
血chiblood
毛kehair, fur, wool
同じonajisame, identical
魚sakanafish
生jinseilife
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
誕生tanjoubirth, creation
月tsukimoon
妻tsumawife
誕生日tanjoubibirthday
語golanguage
駄目dameno good, useless
英語eigoEnglish
私watashiI, me

Kanji

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

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