EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult

    ジェーンは成長して素敵な女性になった。
    Jane grew up to be a fine lady.
  2. growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Kun
な.る、な.す、-な.す
On
セイ、ジョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
116 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

あき、あきら、しげ、そん、たえ、なお、なり、なる、のり、ひら、まさ、よし、り

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-4, 3-5-1SKIP code
4n2.1The Kanji Dictionary
5320.0Four corner code
1459deroo
6210Unicode hex code
1-32-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1799Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2025New Nelson (John Haig)
3537New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4352Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2964Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
361Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
386Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
322Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
224Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11542PMorohashi
515A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
261Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
261Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439sakade
549Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
545henshall3
466Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
160crowley
377Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
836Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
367Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

long, leader, superior, senior

Kun
なが.い、おさ
On
チョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
12 of 2500
Radical
long
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

お、おしゃ、たかし、たけ、な、は、ひさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 4-8-1SKIP code
0a8.2The Kanji Dictionary
7173.2Four corner code
3465deroo
9577Unicode hex code
1-36-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4938Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6379New Nelson (John Haig)
2556New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3163Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1626Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1920Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2070Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
939Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
155Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41100Morohashi
173A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
95Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
116sakade
95Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
189henshall3
161Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90crowley
89Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1837Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1939Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2, zhang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level