成る

• 為る

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) な​る [náꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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

1. なる: become

   私 (わたし)は先 (せん)生 (せい)になります。

   Watashi wa sensei ni narimasu.

   I will become a teacher.

   コーヒーが冷 (つめ)たくなりました。

   Kōhī ga tsumetaku narimashita.

   The coffee got cold.

2. (honorific) In the form of " 御 (お)/御 (ご) + verbal noun + になる ", a honorific form of the verb.

   Antonym: する

   Synonym: なさる

   休 (やす)む (yasumu, “to rest”) - お休 (やす)みになる (o yasumi ni naru, “to rest”, honorific)

   訪 (ほう)問 (もん)する (hōmon suru, “to visit”) - ご訪 (ほう)問 (もん)になる (go hōmon ni naru, “to visit”, honorific)

• 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 に.

  車 (くるま)になる

  kuruma ni naru

  become a car

  綺 (き)麗 (れい)になる

  kirei ni naru

  become beautiful

• When an adjective (i-adjective) precedes なる it appears in its -く form.

  優 (やさ)しくなる

  yasashiku naru

  become kind