Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain. Usually written with kana alone.
  2. to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be). Usually written with kana alone.
  3. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of. Usually written with kana alone. 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. Usually written with kana alone.
  5. to change (into), to turn (into), to transform. Usually written with kana alone.
  6. to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do). Usually written with kana alone.
  7. to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make. Usually written with kana alone.
  8. to play (the part of), to act as. Usually written with kana alone.
  9. to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as. Usually written with kana alone.
  10. Messages.shogi.to be promoted.

auxiliary verb, Godan verb

Honorific or respectful language, usually written with kana alone. As お + masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる.
  1. to do ....

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
なる
 
成る なる
 
為る なる