となる
Reading: となる
Meaning: to become, to turn into
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Example Sentence
彼 は 有名な 作家 となった
He became a famous writer.
Usage Notes
となる is a formal way to say 'become' using the particle と plus なる. It's more formal than になる and often used in written Japanese or formal speech to indicate transformation or change of state.
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