なる
なる · naru · JLPT N5 · verb-godan
to become
🦋 naru: what it is NOW is NAH-what-it-was — it has become something new
Sound hook: naru starts like now. Whatever something is now, it has become that. Common pattern: noun + に + なる (先生になる = become a teacher), or adjective stem + く + なる (寒くなる = become cold).