異なる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

Verbalization of (koto, difference) + なる (naru, the 連体形 (rentaikei, adnominal form) of なり (nari, to be)).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「異なる
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
異なる とな
Imperative (命令形) 異なれ とな
Key constructions
Passive 異なられる となられ
Causative 異ならせる とならせ
Potential - - -
Volitional 異なろう となろ
Negative 異ならない とならない
Negative perfective 異ならなかった とならなかった
Formal 異なります となりま
Perfective 異なった となった
Conjunctive 異なって となって
Hypothetical conditional 異なれば となれば

Verb

(こと)なる (kotonaruintransitive godan (stem (こと)なり (kotonari), past (こと)なった (kotonatta))

  1. to differ
    • 1929, 新渡戸稲造, 自警録:
      しかるにある英国人(えいこくじん)(はなし)に、英米(えいべい)のストライキの性質(せいしつ)において(おお)いに(こと)なるものがある。
      Shikaruni aru eikokujin no hanashi ni, eibei no sutoraiki no seishitsu ni oite ōi ni kotonaru mono ga aru.
      But according to a certain Englishman, strikes in the UK and the US differ greatly in character.
  2. to vary
    • 1957, 久生十蘭, 肌色の月:
      そうして、(こと)なる印象(いんしょう)のニュアンスを、できるだけくわしく説明(せつめい)した。
      Sōshite, kotonaru inshō no nyuansu o, dekiru dake kuwashiku setsumei shita.
      So he explained as clearly as possible the nuances of his varying impressions.
  3. to disagree

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN