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?
With the new fiscal year, I moved to a new department.
The era name changed, and a new era began.