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Japanese

なる

Romaji naru

JLPT N5 Common word

01

成る なる · naru

JLPT N5 Common word 為る (rarely used kanji form)

01godan verb · intransitive

02godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)

03godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of

as ...からなる or ...よりなる

04godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished

05godan verb · intransitive

06godan verb · intransitive

07godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make

08godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to play (the part of); to act as

09godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as

10godan verb · intransitive

shogi

to be promoted

11auxiliary verb · godan verb

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageusually kana

to do ...

as お + -masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる

Examples

1チームは9人の選手から成る。

Nine players make up a team.

Tatoeba #235851

1週間してそのニュースは本当になった。

The news turned out true in a week.

Tatoeba #235765

あなたがいなくなるととても寂しくなります。

When you go, I'll miss you very much.

Tatoeba #236891

02

鳴る なる · naru

JLPT N4 Common word

01godan verb · intransitive

Examples

電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。

The telephone rang repeatedly.

Tatoeba #124690

鐘が鳴っている。

The bell is ringing.

Tatoeba #146296

ブザーがなった。

The buzzer sounded.

Tatoeba #197178

03

生る なる · naru

JLPT N2 Common word

01godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to bear fruit

Examples

この木には実がならないんだ。

This tree does not bear fruit.

Tatoeba #219444

瓜のつるに茄子はならぬ。

You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.

Tatoeba #76335

金のなる木はないんだよ。

Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.

Tatoeba #179753

04

なる naru

01suffix · noun or verb acting prenominally

archaic

that is in

02suffix · noun or verb acting prenominally

who is called; that is called

03suffix · noun or verb acting prenominally

04interjection

slangabbreviation

I see

Source

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