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無くなる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	無なくなる	無なくならない
Polite	無なくなります	無なくなりません
Past polite	無なくなりました	無なくなりませんでした
Past	無なくなった	無なくならなかった
Te-form	無なくなって	無なくならないで
Desire	無なくなりたい	無なくなりたくない
Potential	無なくなれる	無なくなれない
Passive	無なくなられる	無なくなられない
Causative	無なくならせる	無なくならせない
Causative passive	無なくならせられるalso 無なくならされる	無なくならせられないalso 無なくならされない
Volitional	無なくなろう
Polite volitional	無なくなりましょう
Imperative	無なくなれ	無なくなるな
Conditional	無なくなれば	無なくならなければ
Tara conditional	無なくなったら	無なくならなかったら

Pairs with無くす

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be lost; be missing; disappear

usually written using kana alone

Used for concrete objects that go missing or are lost, such as luggage, keys, or a wallet.

空くう港こうでスーツケースがなくなった。
My suitcase went missing at the airport.
財さい布ふがなくなっていることに気きづいた。
I noticed my wallet was missing.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

run out; be used up; be exhausted

usually written using kana alone

Used for consumable resources, supplies, or abstract quantities that are depleted or reduced to zero.

ガソリンがなくなりそうだ。
We're about to run out of gas.
お金かねがなくなった。
I've run out of money.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

disappear; vanish; be gone

usually written using kana alone

Used for intangible things such as pain, feelings, dreams, or confidence that cease to exist.

薬くすりを飲のんだら痛いたみがなくなった。
The pain disappeared after I took the medicine.
自じ信しんがなくなってしまった。
I've lost my confidence.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が無なくなるfor something (like keys or a wallet) to go missing
財さい布ふが無なくなったので、交こう番ばんに行いった。
My wallet went missing, so I went to the police box.
〈時とき〉が無なくなるfor time to run out
話はなしているうちに時じ間かんが無なくなった。
While we were talking, we ran out of time.
〈事こと〉が無なくなるfor an intangible thing like pain or worry to disappear
薬くすりを飲のんだら、頭ず痛つうが無なくなった。
After taking medicine, my headache went away.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
失lose, error, fault

Transitive / intransitive

無なくすN5
無くす is the transitive verb meaning 'to lose something' or 'to get rid of it', while 無くなる is intransitive and describes the resulting state of being gone.

Related words

消きえるN5
消える often implies something vanishing abruptly from sight, whereas 無くなる can describe a gradual depletion or loss as well as sudden disappearance.
尽つきるN1sense 2
尽きる is a more formal, literary word for a supply or resource being exhausted, while 無くなる is the everyday word for the same idea.
切きれるN4sense 2
切れる is used specifically when a stock or supply runs out completely (e.g. 電池が切れる), while 無くなる is a broader word for anything becoming zero or gone.

Opposites

残のこるN4sense 2
残る means something remains or is left over, the opposite of 無くなる, which means it has run out or disappeared entirely.
増ふえるN4sense 2
増える means to increase in quantity, the opposite of 無くなる when talking about a supply being used up.
現あらわれるN3sense 3
現れる means to appear or emerge, the opposite of 無くなる when it describes an intangible thing like a feeling vanishing.

Don't confuse with

亡なくなるN4
亡くなる is pronounced identically to 無くなる but means 'to pass away (die)', a completely different meaning from things being lost or used up.

Written forms

無なくなるUsage10%
Standard kanji spelling, though the word is usually written in kana.
なくなるUsage90%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended for learners.
失なくなるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 無い (ない, 'not exist') with the verb-forming suffix くなる, which indicates becoming a state. The kanji 無 means 'nothing' or 'not'.