あらたまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to be renewed; to change
With the new fiscal year, I moved to a new department.
2. to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected
3. to stand on ceremony; to be formal
Oh, what's with the formality?
4. to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn
esp. 革まる
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
the New Year dawns
Examples (5 in total)
Oh, what's with the formality?
What's the matter, being so formal?
Why are you being so formal?