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Meaning of 為

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

Onyomi


i

Kunyomi

ため、 な(る)、 す(る)、 たり、 つく(る)、 なり
tame, na(ru), su(ru), tari, tsuku(ru), nari

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 イ / ため、 な(る)、 す(る)、 たり、 つく(る)、 なり 】.

Meaning: do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good.

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Example #1

このこういはけいやくいはんです。
kono koui wa keiyaku ihan desu.
This action is a breach of contract.
Example #2

このさくひんはさくいのあとがろこつだ。
kono sakuhin wa sakui no ato ga rokotsu da.
The signs of artifice are obvious in this work.
Example #3

きょう、とうきょうはとてもさむくなるでしょう。
kyou, Toukyou wa totemo samuku naru deshou.
It will be very cold in Tokyo today.
Example #4

アンケートようしがむさくいにはいふされた。
ankeeto youshi ga musakui ni haifu sareta.
The questionnaires were distributed randomly.
Example #5

それははんざいこういです。ほんとうにばっせられますよ!
sore wa hanzai koui desu. Hontou ni basse raremasu yo!
That is a criminal offense and you will be seriously punished!

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