なす

成 す

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to form, to make, to constitute

    • 彼は作家として名を成そうという野心を持っている。
      He has an ambition to make a name for himself as a writer.

  2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish

    • イナゴが大群をなしてやってきた。
      Locusts came in big swarms.

  3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain

    • 人間は動物よりはるかに多くの偉業をなしてきたのである。
      Human beings have achieved a lot more than animals.

  4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to change (into), to convert
    as ...と〜

  5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to do, to commit, to carry out, to bring about
    also written as 為す
    word usually written using kana alone

  6. suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to do intentionally
    after the -masu stem of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone