為 Kanji – do
The Japanese kanji 為 can mean do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of.
Meaning and Readings
How is 為 read?
為 has the onyomi reading イ and the kunyomi readings ため, なる, なす, する, たり, つくる, なり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as i, tame, naru, nasu, suru, tari, tsukuru, nari.
Common Japanese Words Using 為
These common Japanese words contain 為. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 為（ため） — good, advantage, benefit, welfare
- 為さる（なさる） — to do
- 為に（ために） — for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of
- 為る（する） — to do, to carry out, to perform
- 為政者（いせいしゃ） — statesman, administrator, politician, policymaker
- 為替（かわせ） — money order, draft
- 為替相場（かわせそうば） — exchange rates
- 行為（こうい） — act, deed, conduct
- 人為（じんい） — human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 人為的（じんいてき） — artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
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