ちなみに
ちなみに
adverb
by the way; incidentally
1.
by the way; incidentally
Used to introduce additional, related information or to segue to a new but connected topic.
ちなみに、彼は私の兄です。
By the way, he is my older brother.
ちなみに料金はいくらですか。
Incidentally, how much is the fee?
ちなみに、去年は三回行きました。
By the way, I went three times last year.
ちなみに is used to add supplementary information.
KANJI: Can be written as 因みに, though hiragana is more common.
USAGE:
- Introduces related but tangential information
- More formal than ところで
- The added information should have some connection to the main topic
SIMILAR:
- ところで: by the way (more casual, can change topic completely)
- ついでに: while at it, incidentally