Word Meaning 成り

なり nari

成り is read as なり (nari) and means promoted (of a piece).

Meaning

English

  1. promoted (of a piece)

Reading

Kana

なり

Romaji

nari

Writing Variants

  • 為り なり nari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 50506 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

成長

せいちょう

growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

成立

せいりつ

being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.)

成果

せいか

(good) result

成人

せいじん

adult

成分

せいぶん

ingredient

成り行き

なりゆき

market order

成り立つ

なりたつ

to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement)

成年

せいねん

adult age

成る

なる

to be promoted

成す

なす

to change into

成金

なりきん

piece promoted to gold general

成るべく

なるべく

as (much) as possible

Example Sentences

10

It was the natural outcome.

Land made him a rich man.

The community is made up of individuals.

Let me tell you about the origin of this school.

You can only let the matter take its own course.

This book is composed of three chapters.

He went into the bank in the disguise of a guard.

If I were you, I would wait and see.

Our group consisted of five persons.

Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.