Where does “為” come from?

為 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 為.

為 (Japanese): to do; to cause, become; the twelfth string on a...

Definitions

  1. to do; to cause, become; the twelfth string on a...

Ancestry of “為”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese為—
Every word from Middle Chinese 為 →