為

meaningdo, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

On'yomi
イ
Kun'yomi
ため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり
Strokes
9
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#831 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

為
  • 行為こういact
  • 為替かわせmoney order
  • 為ためgood
  • 為替相場かわせそうばexchange rate
  • 人為的じんいてきartificial
  • 人為じんいhuman work
  • 為にためにfor
  • 為るするto do

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