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為

do
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingイ
Kun readingため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり
JōyōGrade 8
  1. good
  2. advantage
  3. benefit
  4. welfare
  5. sake

Popular Usage

為る所為為替

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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so · strange building · tail feathers

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2067

Compound words

為替かわせ
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
為にために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of
行為こうい
act; deed; conduct
人為じんい
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
無為むい
idleness; inactivity
為すなす
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
為政者いせいしゃ
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
人為的じんいてき
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
性行為せいこうい
sexual act; sexual intercourse
為替相場かわせそうば
exchange rate; rate of exchange
迷惑行為めいわくこうい
disruptive behaviour; harassment; abusive behaviour

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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