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成り果てる (なりはてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be reduced to ; end up as ; become (something pitiful)
Describes a negative transformation into a lowly, pitiful, or undesirable state. Often used with nouns like 無一物, 乞食, or 廃人. The verb implies a complete and often irreversible decline.
かつて の 名めい 優ゆう も 今いま は 落お ちぶれ て 、 酒さけ 浸びた り の 廃はい 人じん に 成な り 果は て て い た 。
The once-famous actor had fallen so low that he ended up a drunken wreck.
Written forms 成な り 果は てる
成なり 果は てる
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 果 fruit, reward, carry out Similar words なる Neutral verb for becoming or turning into something. 成り果てる adds a strong negative connotation of decline or ruin.
落お ちぶれる Also means to fall into a wretched state, but focuses more on social or financial ruin. 成り果てる emphasizes the final pitiful result.
Etymology Compound of 成り (continuative form of なる, 'to become') + 果てる ('to end up, to result in'). The combination intensifies the sense of a final, often negative, outcome.
