なくなる
Frequency rank: 1,002.
- to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missingword usually written using kana alone
- to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any moreword usually written using kana alone
- to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)word usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- なくなるFrequency rank: 1,002.
- 無くなる【なくなる】Frequency rank: 2,292. – 2,293.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
- to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
- to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
This meaning is used when something is physically misplaced or cannot be found.
This meaning indicates that something has been completely depleted or is no longer available.
This meaning is used when referring to something that is no longer present or has faded away, often related to emotions or physical sensations.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なくなることがあるthere are times when something is lostもの物がなくなるthings disappearおかねお金がなくなるto run out of moneyじかん時間がなくなるto run out of timeきぼう希望がなくなるto lose hopeしんらい信頼がなくなるto lose trustじゅうしょ住所がなくなるto lose one's addressゆめ夢がなくなるto lose a dreamあじが味がなくなるto lose tasteしんねん信念がなくなるto lose convictionきえて消えてなくなるto disappear completelyきりょく気力がなくなるto lose motivationいろ色がなくなるto lose color
Example sentences
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She was very glad to find the purse she had given up for lost.
Many families had lost their savings during the war and had nothing to fall back on.