JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 為: "do, change, make"
The kanji 為 means "do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イ in on'yomi and ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ためな.るな.すす.るたり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 831 of 2,501 |
Common words with 為
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 為るto do; to carry out; to perform · to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
- 為good; advantage; benefit; welfare · sake; purpose; objective; aim
- 所為consequence; outcome; result; blame
- 為さるto do
- その為hence; for that reason
- の所為でà cause de, par la faute de
- 行為act; deed; conduct
- 為すfaire, accomplir, commettre (registre écrit)
- 所為かc'est peut-être à cause de, sans doute parce que
- 為faire (forme littéraire de する)
- 為になるto be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good
- 所為にするto lay the blame on; to put the fault on
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