Kanji1 / 9
為 kanji
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
イ
Kun readings
ためなるなすするたりつくるなり
Variant forms
爲Words with 為
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —越権行為exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
- —有為の材able person; person of talent
- —侵略行為act of aggression
- —適法行為legal (lawful) act
- —報復行為act of retaliation
- —妨害行為interference; obstruction; sabotage
- —利敵行為act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
- —法的行為legal action
- —無為自然abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity
- —無為無能idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time
- —無為無聊boredom; ennui; tedium; wearisomeness
- —寂滅為楽freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
- —窃盗行為theft; act of larceny
- —前途有為having a very promising future; offering promising prospects
- —脱線行為aberration; aberrant behavior; eccentric (erratic) behavior; indulging in an escapade
- —背反行為act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement
- —売名行為act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
- —無策無為do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
- —自慰行為(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
- —痴漢行為groping; molestation