為 Kanji for do

N1Grade 89 strokes

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

Kun: ため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり
On: イ

為 is the Japanese kanji for do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is ため、な.る、な.す and its on reading is イ.

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Words with 為

為ためgood, advantage, benefit
為なすto do, to commit, to carry out
為ためにfor, for the sake of, to one's advantage
行こう為いact, deed, conduct
為替かわせmoney order, draft
人じん為いhuman work, human agency, art

Practice 為 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.