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なる, 成る, 為る
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
1. to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain
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
１チームは９人の選手から成る。
鳴る, なる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
なる
Suffix, Noun or verb acting prenominally, See 也・なり・2, Archaism
1. that is in
2. who is called, that is called
3. that is
Interjection, See なるほど, Slang, Abbreviation
4. I see
ちまたではインターネットなるものがはやっています。
なるほど, なる程, 成る程, 成程, 成るほど, ナルホド
Expression, Interjection, Adverb, Usually in kana
I see, that's right, indeed
なるべく, 成るべく, 成る可く
Adverb, Usually in kana
as much as possible, wherever practicable, if possible
大至急お願い、なるべく早くお願いします。
鳴門, 鳴戸, なると
from 鳴門海峡
1. strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom
See 鳴門巻き, Abbreviation
2. kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern
Food term
3. cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
Only 鳴門
4. Naruto, city in NE Tokushima pref
5. Naruto Strait
ナルポ, ＮＵＬＬＰＯ, ヌルポ, ぬるぽ, なるぽ
Computer terminology, Usually in kana
1. null pointer exception (esp. in Java)
Slang, esp. ぬるぽ
2. nonsense, rubbish
なるへそ
Expression, Adverb, See 成程・なるほど, See 臍・1, Colloquialism, Humorous term
I see, that's right!, indeed
ナルト走り, ナルトばしり
Slang
Naruto run, running with one's arms outstretched behind, as in the anime Naruto
なるようになる, なる様になる, 成るように成る, 成る様に成る
Expression, Usually in kana, Proverb
let nature take its course, whatever will be, will be
なるべく早く, 成るべく早く, なるべくはやく
Expression, Adverb, See 成るべく・なるべく
as soon as possible, as quickly as possible, speedily, without delay, ASAP
なくなる, 無くなる
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
1. to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing
2. to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more
3. to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
残り時間があまりなくなってきた。
裍
コン, なる
border or band on the edge of a dress