為
為 — Do
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use
On’yomiイ (i)
Kun’yomiため (tame)
Kun’yomiなる (naru)
Kun’yomiなす (nasu)
Kun’yomiする (suru)
Kun’yomiたり (tari)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 為
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign) |
| 為 | ため tame | good; advantage; benefit |
| 為替相場 | かわせそうば kawasesouba | exchange rate; rate of exchange |
| 為に | ために tameni | for; for the sake of; to one's advantage |
| 人為 | じんい jini | human work; human agency; art |
Study notes
為 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #831 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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