Classical Japanese verb, precursor to modern する. Used in literary or historical contexts; not productive in modern speech.
See also: する
In classical Japanese, す is the old form of する.
It can be written 為す and read す, but this is rare in modern usage.
do; carry out; perform · make; cause to become; turn into a state · work as; serve as; act as · wear; put on; have an expression · regard as; treat as; use as; value · decide on; choose · be sensed; smell; sound; feel · be in a state; have a condition; look · cost; be worth · pass; elapse · appoint to; make someone; raise to a position · turn A into B; make A into B; exchange A for B · make a noun into a verb; do as an action · make a humble verb · try to; attempt to; be about to
Kan hexagram; the Abysmal; Water
Archaic kanji spelling for the classical verb す; in modern Japanese this word is almost always written in kana as する.
Kana spelling is standard for this classical verb form; the kanji 為 is rarely used in modern texts.
Classical Japanese verb; the historical precursor to modern する. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word.