Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 為る(する) in Japanese

為る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
する
Romaji
suru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    suru verb - irregular
    Meaning
    to do
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to decide on; to choose
  • Parts of speech
    suru verb - irregular, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be worth; to cost
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pass (of time); to elapse
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, suru verb - irregular
    Meaning
    verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb, suru verb - irregular
    Meaning
    creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Examples of 為る, する in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
する
Plain Polite
します
Negative
しない
Negative Polite
しません

Past

Plain
した
Plain Polite
しました
Negative
しなかった
Negative Polite
しませんでした

Te

Plain
して
Plain Polite
しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
される
Plain Polite
されます
Negative
されない
Negative Polite
されません

Related Kanji

為 JLPT 1

9 strokes

do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり, つく.る, なり

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