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    3. 大人になる

    大人になる

    大おと人なに​な​る​

    to grow up

    KMT8Ref L1VerbFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    おとなになる

    Verb

    1.
    to grow up, to become an adult

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    早はやく大おと人なになりたいです。

    I want to grow up quickly.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    子こ供どもたちはあっという間まに大おと人なになる。

    Children grow up in the blink of an eye.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    親おやとして、子こ供どもが立りっ派ぱな大おと人なになることを願ねがっている。

    As a parent, I hope my child grows up to be a respectable adult.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    大おと人なになるということは、責せき任にんが増ふえるということだ。

    To become an adult means that responsibilities increase.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    失しっ敗ぱいを経けい験けんして、彼かれはまた一ひとつ大おと人なになった。

    Experiencing failure, he matured a bit more.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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