WORD DETAIL
有為
ゆうい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
有為(ゆうい) is a literary na-adjectival expression for a promising person of ability and future value. - Basic usage:
有為な若者を育てるmodifies promising young people to be developed by an institute, while有為の人材として期待されるmarks an appraisal of someone expected to serve the region’s future.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Modern literary appraisal of talent
有為な若者and有為の人材both use the modern literary sense of capable, valuable talent. These inputs do not support a specialized Buddhist-philosophical reading.

