為 – do, change, make

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#831 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 為 means do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり (tame, naru, nasu, suru, tari, tsukuru, nari). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 火 (no. 86).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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
Kun’yomi	つく.る	tsukuru
Kun’yomi	なり	nari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 火 (Kangxi radical 86). Components: ノ・杰・ユ・丶・并・勹.

Words using 為

為ためgood為るするto do所為せいconsequence為るなるto become為替かわせmoney order為すなすto do行為こういact

Example sentences

この為替を作るのに銀行の手数料が５０ドルかかった。

Arranging this money order cost $50 in bank fees and commissions.

Tatoeba #76748

仮にも為す価値があるものならば何でも良く為す価値がある。

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

Tatoeba #188196

彼は自分の行為を正当化しようとしている。

He is trying to justify his act.

Tatoeba #104972

Kanji with the same radical

点無然火熱爆燃焦災焼照炎煙炭烈熟

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