為人

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See also: 为人

Chinese

because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
 man; person; people
trad. (為人/爲人) 為/爲 人
simp. (为人) 为 人
anagram 人為／人为

Pronunciation 1

Verb

為人

  1. to behave; to conduct oneself

Noun

為人

  1. one's character or disposition towards others
    他為人狡猾，我看你還是不要去赴那鴻門宴吧！ [MSC, trad.]
    他为人狡猾，我看你还是不要去赴那鸿门宴吧！ [MSC, simp.]
    Tā wéirén jiǎohuá, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bùyào qù fù nà hóngményàn ba!
    He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation.

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Verb

為人

  1. for someone; for others' interest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
為 人
ひととなり
Grade: S Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
爲人 (kyūjitai)
人となり
性 (obsolete)
天性 (obsolete)
天生 (obsolete)
為性 (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Japanese, first attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).

Originally a compound of 人 (hito, “man, person”) +‎ と (to, combining particle) +‎ 形 (nari, “shape; disposition; character”, in turn from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 為(な)る (naru, “to become”).).[1][2][3][4]

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 為人／为人.

Pronunciation

Noun

為人(ひととなり) • (hitotonari) 

  1. personality, character, person
    Synonym: 人柄 (hitogara)
  2. nature, temperament
    Synonyms: 天性 (tensei), 本性 (honshō, honsei)
  3. (archaic) bodybuild
    Synonyms: 体付き (karada-tsuki), 姿付き (sugata-tsuki), 背恰好 (seikakkō, sekakkō)

References

  1. ^ “為人”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “為人”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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