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- Kanji literal and JLPT
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為
JLPT 1 - Strokes count
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Strokes: 9
- Radicals
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Radicals: ノ
- Definitions
- do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
- On'Yomi Readings
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On'Yomi Readings
- イ
- On'Yomi Readings
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Kun'Yomi Readings
- ため
- な.る
- な.す
- す.る
- たり
- つく.る
- なり
Popular Words With This Kanji
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為る
to do
to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
to serve as; to act as; to work as
to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
to decide on; to choose
to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
to be worth; to cost
to pass (of time); to elapse
verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
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成る, 為る
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
to result in; to prove to be
to consist of; to be composed of
to succeed; to be complete
to change into; to be exchanged for
to play a role
to be promoted (shogi)
to do ...
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為, 爲, 為め
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
sake; purpose; objective; aim
consequence; result; effect
affecting; regarding; concerning
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