成る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

成る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なる, rōmaji naru)

  1. なる: become
     (わたし) (せん) (せい)なります
    Watashi wa sensei ni narimasu.
    I will become a teacher.
    コーヒーが (つめ)たくなりました
    Kōhī ga tsumetaku narimashita.
    The coffee got cold.
  2. (honorific) In the form of "  ()/ () + verbal noun + なる ", a honorific form of the verb.
    Antonym: する
    Synonym: なさる
     (やす) (yasumu, to rest) -  (やす)みになる (o yasumi ni naru, to rest, honorific)
     (ほう) (もん)する (hōmon suru, to visit) -  (ほう) (もん)になる (go hōmon ni naru, to visit, honorific)


Usage notes

  • This term is often spelled in hiragana.
  • なる corresponds to the English verb "become". When a noun or an adjectival noun (na-adjective) precedes なる it is followed by .
     (くるま)になる
    kuruma ni naru
    become a car
     () (れい)になる
    kirei ni naru
    become beautiful
  • When an adjective (i-adjective) precedes なる it appears in its - form.
     (やさ)しくなる
    yasashiku naru
    become kind

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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