ちなみに

• 読み: ちなみに
• ローマ字: chinamini
• 漢字の分解: 因 (in) — cause, reason, be associated with (kanji form 因みに is rarely used)
• 発音: /tɕi.na.mi.ni/

意味

By the way; incidentally; in passing. Adds related but non-essential information.

A conjunction used to introduce a piece of supplementary information related to the current topic: ちなみに、彼は元プロ選手だ (by the way, he is a former professional athlete). Less disruptive than ところで (by the way — which changes topics entirely). ちなみに stays on topic but adds a tangential detail.

例文

1. この店のラーメンはおいしい。ちなみに、餃子もおすすめだ。
2. ちなみに、この建物は100年以上前に建てられたそうだ。
3. 会議は3時からです。ちなみに、場所は3階の会議室です。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, writing, presentations

トーン: supplementary

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 因みに, from 因む (chinamu, to be associated with). The kanji 因 means 'cause/reason,' suggesting the added information has a connection or association with what preceded it.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal