なる
なる
naru
JLPT N5verbVocabularyLevel 7 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

なる (なる (naru)) means "to ripen". It is read なる (naru). This page covers its usage with example sentences.

Meaning

to ripen

Also : to bear fruit · to produce fruit · to mature

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Example Sentences

春になると、花が咲きます。

はるになると、はながさきます。

When it becomes spring, flowers bloom.

医者になりたいです。

いしゃになりたいです

I want to become a doctor.

Kanji in this word

鳴
Cry
Kunな.く、な.る、な.らす
Onめい
JLPT N3
為
Do
Kunため、な.る、な.す
Onい
JLPT N3
成
to become
Kunな.る、な.す
Onせい、じょう
JLPT N3
生
Life
Kunい.きる、い.かす、い.ける
Onせい、しょう
JLPT N5

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Last updated Jul 22, 2026

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