Word details

ようになる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ようになる.

Dictionary

Entry

ようになる様になるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #330
1

After a verb

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

Examples
うちの赤ん坊は口をきくようになってきました。
Our baby is learning to speak.
すぐ泳げるようになりますよ。
You'll soon be able to swim.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウショウ

Kun

さまさん

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