Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. tun; machen; durchführen; versuchen; vollbringen; vollenden; erreichen; vollbringen
2. tun; bilden
Kanji used
for the sake of
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
means; method; way
means; method; way
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Examples (1 in total)
Life is too long to do nothing, but too short to do something.