為
do · change · make · benefit · welfare · be of use · reach to · try · practice · cost · serve as · good · advantage · as a result of
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of training elephant with hand. To do, to act.
Symbolism
Action, purpose, for the sake of. Represents action and purpose.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Where there's a will, there's a way
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
人為淘汰
じんいとうた
artificial selection; artificial selection
無為徒食
むいとしょく
idling one's time away; idling one's time away
無為無策
むいむさく
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
有為転変
ういてんぺん
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life); mutability (of worldly affairs)
不法行為
ふほうこうい
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; tort
越権行為
えっけんこうい
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities; exceeding one's authority
無為自然
むいしぜん
abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; abandoning artifice and just being oneself
無為無能
むいむのう
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time; idle and incompetent
寂滅為楽
じゃくめついらく
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss; freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
無策無為
むさくむい
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation; do-nothingism
Proverbs & Idioms
為せば成る
なせばなる
If you try, you will succeed
Effort leads to achievement