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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜くなる / 〜になる

N5
ku naru / ni naru

become; get; turn

Formation

i-Adj-ku + なる / na-Adj + になる / Noun + になる

Chinese meanings

变得;成为

Chinese formation

い形容词词干+くなる/な形容词或名词+になる

Chinese usage

表示状态发生变化或成为某种身份。

Chinese notes

いい的变化形式为よくなる。

Examples

  • あたたかくなりましたね。
    It's gotten warmer, hasn't it?
    天气变暖了呢。
  • 部屋へやがきれいになりました。
    The room has become clean.
    房间变干净了。
  • 兄あには来らい年ねん、医い者しゃになります。
    My older brother will become a doctor next year.
    哥哥明年要成为医生。

Notes

いい becomes よくなる. Often used in the past to describe a change that has happened: 大きくなりました.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ku-naru-ni-naru');
{
  "id": "ku-naru-ni-naru",
  "pattern": "〜くなる / 〜になる",
  "romaji": "ku naru / ni naru",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "become; get; turn",
  "formation": "i-Adj-ku + なる / na-Adj + になる / Noun + になる",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あたたかくなりましたね。",
      "en": "It's gotten warmer, hasn't it?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "部屋がきれいになりました。",
      "furigana": "{部屋|へや}がきれいになりました。",
      "en": "The room has become clean."
    },
    {
      "ja": "兄は来年、医者になります。",
      "furigana": "{兄|あに}は{来年|らいねん}、{医者|いしゃ}になります。",
      "en": "My older brother will become a doctor next year."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "change"
  ],
  "notes": "いい becomes よくなる. Often used in the past to describe a change that has happened: 大きくなりました.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "d7965aaa1823dfeef2197ecd087784cf2120a873cfcfa894fc0e4156f209a9c2",
    "meanings": [
      "变得",
      "成为"
    ],
    "formation": "い形容词词干+くなる/な形容词或名词+になる",
    "explanation": "表示状态发生变化或成为某种身份。",
    "notes": "いい的变化形式为よくなる。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あたたかくなりましたね。",
        "zh": "天气变暖了呢。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "部屋がきれいになりました。",
        "zh": "房间变干净了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "兄は来年、医者になります。",
        "zh": "哥哥明年要成为医生。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ku-naru-ni-naru",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "333be75648ff9e6bd1d1eb1ff41333ac0579ee3da50846523fc6ff28cc70db1d"
  }
}