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4 words matching 'なる' found
なる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
なる
BOOST
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
3. to consist of; to be composed of
4. to succeed; to be complete
5. to change into; to be exchanged for
6. to play a role  (see also: 成り済ます)
7. to be promoted  (shogi term)
8. to do ...  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 150,646 which gives a rank of 744
なる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,680,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 23 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 28
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
いしゃ
医者
なりたいです
I want to become a doctor.
すずしくなりました
It's getting cool, isn't it?
さむ
なりました
It's gotten cold, hasn't it?
成る
BOOST
Reading : なる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,230,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5535
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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為る
BOOST
Reading : なる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,750,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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なる is an exact match with the following word:
なる
BOOST
suffix, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. that is in  (see also: 也:なり; archaic)
2. who is called; that is called
3. that is
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 54,554 which gives a rank of 20,588
• Google Japan frequency rank: 600 (about 1,560,000,000 results)
Example sentences:
しんらつ
辛辣
なるグルメ title of book, album etc.
The Bitter Gourmet
さぎし
詐欺師
にゅうもん
入門
だま
てんさい
天才
たちその
かれい
華麗
なる
てぐち
手口
title of book, album etc.
An Introduction to the Swindler: Geniuses at Deception Who Have Magnificent Criminal Techniques
なる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
鳴る
BOOST
Reading : なる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 137,950 which gives a rank of 2,004
鳴る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1253 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5886
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 41 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
しょうご
正午
サイレン
っている

The noon siren is blowing.
がいしゅつ
外出
しよ
している
でんわ
電話
った

I was just about to go out when the phone rang.
いえ
ついたら
でんわ
電話
っていた

The telephone was ringing when I got home.
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なる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 760,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 20
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 41 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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なる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
生る
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Reading : なる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 127,760 which gives a rank of 2,347
生る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100,000 (about 1,880,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
くだもの
果物

Fruit grows on trees.
かね
ほしい
I wish I had a money tree.
なる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 169,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 7 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
イ    do   
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fire
メイ   な to chirp, to twitter   な to sound, to ring   ならす to make ring   
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チョウ   とり bird   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
reach
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
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