なる (naru)

Meaning

  1. to become
  2. to get
  3. to grow
  4. to be
  5. to reach

All JLPT 5 grammar : 成る(なる, naru), to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain, [Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
ムーリエルは20歳になりました。Muiriel is 20 now.
もし電気がないと、私たちの暮らしがどのようなものになるか想像できますか。Can you imagine what our life would be like without electricity?
6月末に参加者を募ったら1週間弱で約500席が予約でいっぱいになった。When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
いつから日本人は精白米を食べるようになったのですか?When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
saiyears old
暮らしkurashilife, living
想像souzouimagination, guess
kispirit, mind, heart
もしmoshiif, in case
電気denkielectricity, light
なるnaruto become
watashiI, me
monoperson
参加者sankashaparticipant, entrant
週間shuukanweek
suetip, top, end, close
yakuapproximately, about
sekiseat
tsukimoon
予約yoyakureservation, appointment
本人honninthe person himself
日本nihonJapan
komerice
食べるtaberuto eat

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
サイ,セイとし, とせ, よわいage, occasion
デンelectricity
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
く.れる, く.らすevening, livelihood
ソウ,ソおも.うconcept, think, idea
ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
シャものperson, someone
シュウweek
くわ.える, くわ.わるadd, addition
マツ,バツすえ, うら, うれend, close, tip
サン,シンまい.る, まい-, まじわるparticipate, visiting
セキむしろseat, place
ヤクつづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やかpromise, approximately
ヨ,シャあらかじ.めbeforehand, previous
ハク,ビャクしろ, しら-, しろ.いwhite
ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ショク,ジキく.う, く.らう, た.べるeat, food
ベイ,マイ,メエトルこめ, よねrice, metre
セイ,ショウしら.げる, くわ.しいrefined, energy, skill

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