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
Kanji used
become
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
I see; that's right; indeed
to become (formal)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
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
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
I see; that's right; indeed
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
Examples (11 in total)
Society consists of individuals.
Man consists of soul and body.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.