Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
2. to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
3. to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
as ...からなる or ...よりなる
4. to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
5. to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
6. to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
7. to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
8. to play (the part of); to act as
9. to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
10. to be promoted
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る)
Honorific
Usually written in kana
11. to do ...
as お + masu stem + になる or ご + noun+ になる
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
I see; that's right; indeed
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
I see; that's right; indeed
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to become (formal)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
habit is a second nature
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to die; (lit.) to become bones
habit is a second nature
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
once you're dead, that's it
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
Examples (200 in total)
Thou shalt not kill.
You've got to go even if you don't want to.
I want to be free.