JLPT N3 · Verb

為る (naru)

為る (なる, naru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to become; to get”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なる
Romaji: naru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · as ...からなる or ...よりなる
to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

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

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

１チームは９人の選手から成る。

Nine players make up a team.

Tatoeba #235851

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 為る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	為る	なる naru
Polite (~masu)	為ります	なります narimasu
Negative	為らない	ならない naranai
Polite negative	為りません	なりません narimasen
Past	為った	なった natta
Polite past	為りました	なりました narimashita
Negative past	為らなかった	ならなかった naranakatta
Te-form	為って	なって natte
Potential	為れる	なれる nareru
Passive	為られる	なられる narareru
Causative	為らせる	ならせる naraseru
Volitional	為ろう	なろう narou
Imperative	為れ	なれ nare
Conditional (~ba)	為れば	なれば nareba

Kanji in 為る

為

do, change, makeイ・ため・な.る · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 為る.

為ためgood所為せいconsequence為替かわせmoney order為すなすto do行為こういact

Source: JMdict entry 1375610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.