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為

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • イ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ため
  • な.る
  • な.す
  • す.る
  • たり
  • つく.る
  • なり
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#767
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
火#86 · fire

Components

  • ノ
  • 灬

Common Words

  • 為ためNoun
    good, advantage, benefit
  • 行為こういNoun
    act, deed, conduct
  • 為替かわせNoun
    money order, draft
  • 為替相場かわせそうばNoun
    exchange rate, rate of exchange
  • 人為じんいNoun
    human work, human agency, art
  • 為すなすGodan verb
    to do, to commit, to carry out
  • 為にためにConjunction
    for, for the sake of, to one's advantage
  • 人為的じんいてきna-adjective
    artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster)

Practice in Kanjiru

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