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)
Kun Reading
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)
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