ようになる

ようになる
expression
to come to (do); to become able to
grammaticalchange
1. to come to (do); to start (doing) — change in behavior or state
Marks a change to a new habitual action or state. With a plain present verb, it expresses that a person has come to do something they did not used to do.
毎日(まいにち)運動(うんどう)するようになった。
I've come to exercise every day.
彼(かれ)は最近(さいきん)早起(はやお)きするようになった。
He has recently started getting up early.
結婚(けっこん)してから、料理(りょうり)をよく作(つく)るようになった。
Since getting married, I've come to cook often.
2. to become able to (do)
With the potential form of a verb, it expresses newly gained ability.
漢字(かんじ)が読(よ)めるようになった。
I've become able to read kanji.
自転車(じてんしゃ)に乗(の)れるようになった。
I've become able to ride a bicycle.
毎日(まいにち)練習(れんしゅう)したおかげで、ピアノが弾(ひ)けるようになった。
Thanks to practicing every day, I've become able to play the piano.

Combination of ように (in such a way that) + なる (to become). A core grammar pattern for expressing change.

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Similar patterns

  • 〜ことになる: it's been decided that... — for decisions and outcomes, not gradual change
  • 〜ようにする: to make a point of (doing) — speaker's effort, not natural change
  • 〜なくなる: to stop being able to; to stop (doing) — opposite of ようになる
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Added 2026.5.30 13:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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