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為 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「灬」

道
4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
On
イい · i
Kun
ため・な.る・な.す・す.る・たり・つく.る・なりtame · na.ru · na.su · su.ru · tari · tsuku.ru · nari
Meaning
do; act; for the sake of

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From a hand leading an elephant: to work at something — to do, to act.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi為政者いせいしゃ行為こうい作為さくい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 行為こうい

    act; conduct

  • 為政者いせいしゃ

    a ruler; statesman

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

人(ひと)の為(ため)になる仕事(しごと)をしたい。

I want work that is of use to people.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

為政者為政者行為為政govern…者person行to go烈violen…煮boil点dot烋auspic…烝to ste…依rely…威dignit…偉great違differ維tie
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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