Vocabulary

What does 気になる (きになる, ki ni naru) mean?

気になる (きになる, ki ni naru) means to be on one’s mind, to worry about, to be curious about (lit.: to become spirit/mind).

Quick facts
Reading	きになる
Romaji	ki ni naru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

気になるきになる

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkki ni naru

to be on one’s mind, to worry about, to be curious about (lit.: to become spirit/mind)

Example sentences

試験(しけん)の結果(けっか)がとても気(き)になる。
I am very anxious about the exam results.
隣(となり)の部屋(へや)の物音(ものおと)が気(き)になって、昨夜(ゆうべ)はなかなか眠(ねむ)れなかった。
The noise from the room next door bothered me so much that I could hardly sleep last night.