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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学9 strokesRadical 火

為 · do, change

為 is a kanji meaning do, change, make, benefit. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • イi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ためtame
  • なるnaru
  • なすnasu
  • するsuru
  • たりtari
  • つくるtsukuru
  • なりnari

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 為 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 為
WordReadingMeaningLevel
為ためgood, advantage, in order toN4
為替かわせmoney order, exchangeN2
為すなすto accomplish, to doN2
行為こういact, deed, conductN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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