改まる (Aratamaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be renewed; to change
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stand on ceremony; to be formal
- godan verb, intransitive verbto take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turnesp. 革まる
Examples
長年の習慣はなかなか改まらない。
Old habits die hard.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).