為: because of | to be

為 wèi

preposition
: because of; for; to

為 wéi

verb | preposition
: to take something as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

為 | ため tame

noun
: good; advantage; benefit; welfare
: sake; purpose; objective; aim
: consequence; result; effect
: affecting; regarding; concerning

為に | 為に tameni

conjunction
: (usually kana only) for; for the sake of; to one’s advantage; in favor of; on behalf of
: because of; as a result of

為る | する suru OR なる naru

suru verb – irregular | godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: する suru – (Usually written using kana alone) to do
: to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
: to serve as; to act as; to work as
: to wear (clothes, a facial expression)
: to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
: to decide on; to choose; () to be sensed (of a smell, noise)
: to be (in a state, condition)
: to be worth; to cost
: to pass (of time); to elapse
: () verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech “vs”)
: () creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with “o” or “go”)
: to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

為せる | させる saseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to make (someone) do
: to allow (someone) to

為す | なす nasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to build up; to establish
: to form; to become (a state)
: to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
: to change into
: to do; to perform

為さる | なさる nasaru

godan verb – aru special class | transitive verb
: to do

為り | なり nari

noun
: being promoted (shogi)

為了 wei4le: in order to; for the purpose of; so as to

為什麼 [为什么] wei4 shen2me: why?

為何 wei4he2: why

為人 wei4ren2: for somebody; for others’ interest
[ひととなり hito tonari: hereditary disposition; temperament; nature]

為例 wei4li4: as an example

因為 yin1wei4: because

特為 te4wei4: for a specific purpose; specially

另存為 ling4cun2 wei4: save as (a file)

我認為 [认为] wo3 ren4wei4: I guess (I think)

verb | preposition
為 [为] wei2: to take something as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

為人 wei2ren2: to behave; to conduct oneself; personal character; to be endearing; to have a way with people

為止 wei2zhi3: until

為難 [为难] wei2nan2: to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
[為難い | しにくい shinikui: hard to do]

為首 wei2shou3: head; to be headed by

為主 wei2zhu3: to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to

為期 wei2qi1: (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)

認為[认为] ren4wei2: to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

以為 yi3wei2: to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression

成為 cheng2wei2: to become; to turn into

作為 zuo4wei2: one’s conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (something as); to take something to be
[さくい sakui: artificially; act; commission (of a crime)]

行為 xing2wei2: action; conduct; behavior; activity [こうい koui: act; deed; conduct]

Japanese expression | idiom
其の為 | そのため sono tame
: hence; for that reason

寂滅為楽 | じゃくめついらく jakume tsuiraku
: Freedom from one’s desires (Entry into Nirvana) is true bliss

為ん方無い | せんかたない senkatanai
: it cannot be helped; there is no way; intolerable; unbearable
OR (common)
仕方ない | しかたない shikatanai
: it can’t be helped; it’s inevitable; it’s no use; can’t stand it; impatient; annoyed

自分の為に | じぶんのために jibun no tameni
: for oneself; for one’s own sake; on one’s own account

情けは人の為ならず | なさけはひとのためならず nasake wa hito no tamenarazu
: the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people’s benefit

馬鹿な事を為る | ばかなことをする bakana koto o suru
: to do a silly thing

Chinese expression | idiom
為仁不富 wei2 ren2 bu4 fu4
: the rich man cannot be benevolent (from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24)

為所欲為 wei2 suo3 yu4 wei2
: to do whatever one pleases

一言為重 yi1 yan2 wei2 zhong4
: each word carries weight; a promise must be kept

事在人為 shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2
: the matter depends on the individual; it is a matter for your own effort. With effort, one can achieve anything

少說為佳 [少说为佳] shao3 shuo1 wei2 jia1
: Few words are best. Brevity is the soul of wit

引以為傲 yin3 yi3 wei2 ao4
: to be intensely proud of something

引以為榮 [引以为荣] yin3 yi3 wei2 rong2
to regard it as an honor

無所作為 [无所作为] wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2
: attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing; without any initiative or drive; feckless

無能為力 [无能为力] wu2 neng2 wei2 li4
: impotent; powerless; helpless

視為知己 [视为知己] shi4 wei2 zhi1 ji3
: to consider sb as close friend; to take into one’s confidence

一日為師，終身為父 [一日为师，终身为父] yi1 ri4 wei2 shi1 , zhong1 shen1 wei2 fu4
: lit. teacher for one day, father for ever

人不為己，天誅地滅 [人不为己，天诛地灭] ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 , tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4
: Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost

精誠所至，金石為開 [精诚所至，金石为开] jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1
: lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks. With a will, you can achieve anything

若要人不知，除非己莫為 [若要人不知，除非己莫为] ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2
: If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it. fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it