Meaning of ようになる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ようになる
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Romajiyōninaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
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- Meaning
- to reach the point that; to come to be that
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Example Sentences
ようになる used in context
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When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
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アジア諸国などから出稼ぎにきた外国人をメイドとして使うのが常識のようになっている。
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
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それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。
With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
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そこそこ腕が立つようになるにはどれくらいの時間がかかるものでしょうか？
How long does it take to get reasonably skilled?
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You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
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石油が化学製品の材料として用いられるようになったのはごく最近のことである。
It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.
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