Japanese

になる

いいくすりになる
Meaning: to serve as a good lesson, to learn a hard but valuable lesson
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom, Phrase

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 良い薬になる 良い薬にならない
Polite 良い薬になります 良い薬になりません
Past 良い薬になった 良い薬にならなかった
Polite + Past 良い薬になりました 良い薬になりませんでした
Te-form 良い薬になって 良い薬にならなくて
Potential 良い薬になれる 良い薬になれない
Passive 良い薬になられる 良い薬になられない
Causative 良い薬にならせる 良い薬にならせない
Causative + Passive 良い薬にならされる 良い薬にならされない
Imperative 良い薬になれ 良い薬になるな

Handwriting

良
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薬
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Example

This failure served as a good lesson for him.

Usage Notes

An idiomatic expression meaning that a painful experience or failure will be beneficial for one's future growth.

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