No. 6,675 in Korean
위해
"For the sake of" or "for."
In a sentence
나는 건강을 위해 하루에 물을 많이 마신다.
I drink a lot of water every day for my health.
'위해' is used to express a purpose here, indicating that drinking water is done for the sake of health.
그는 친구를 위해 선물을 준비했다.
He prepared a gift for his friend.
'위해' is employed to denote that the action of preparing the gift was intended for his friend's benefit.
환경을 위해 쓰레기를 줄이는 노력을 합시다.
Let's make efforts to reduce waste for the environment.
'위해' here denotes that the effort to reduce waste is aimed at benefiting the environment.
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