命名式(めいめいしき)

めいめいしき
noun
naming ceremony
1. naming ceremony
A formal ceremony in which a name is bestowed, such as a baby's naming ceremony, a ship christening, or the naming of a new product or building.
赤(あか)ちゃんの命名式(めいめいしき)を行(おこな)った。
We held a naming ceremony for the baby.
新(あたら)しい船(ふね)の命名式(めいめいしき)に招待(しょうたい)された。
I was invited to the christening ceremony for the new ship.
日本(にほん)では生後(せいご)七日目(なのかめ)にお七夜(しちや)として命名式(めいめいしき)を行(おこな)うのが伝統(でんとう)だ。
In Japan, the tradition is to hold a naming ceremony called oshichiya on the seventh day after birth.

Composed of 命名(めいめい) (naming) + 式(しき) (ceremony). Refers to any formal occasion where a name is given.

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japanese tradition, babies are formally named on the seventh day after birth in a ceremony called お七夜(しちや). The baby's name is written on a 命名書(めいめいしょ) (naming paper) and displayed in the home. This tradition has Buddhist and Shinto roots.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 命名式(めいめいしき)を行(おこな)う: to hold a naming ceremony
  • 命名式(めいめいしき)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend a naming ceremony
  • 船(ふね)の命名式(めいめいしき): ship christening ceremony

RELATED TERMS:

  • 命名(めいめい): naming, the act of giving a name
  • 命名書(めいめいしょ): naming paper/certificate
  • お七夜(しちや): the seventh-night celebration (traditional baby naming)
  • 命名権(めいめいけん): naming rights (for stadiums, etc.)
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