Keyword
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Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig2067
Old form
Readings
ため
(53%)
(37%)
(6%)
(1%)
Used in kanji (1 in total)
fake
Used in vocabulary (270 in total)
act; deed; conduct
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
hence; for that reason
idleness; inactivity
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sexual act; sexual intercourse
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
random; unintentional; unintended
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
act of violence; violent behavior
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
it may be because
(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
act of terror; act of terrorism
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
in one's imagination
capable; able; talented; promising
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
interference; obstruction; sabotage
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
demonstration; manifestation; protest
groping; molestation
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
one's best interests; one's own good
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
act of war; hostile act
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
governing; administering
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
business; occupation
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
constitutional functions (of the emperor)
act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
needing to be done; requiring a response
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior
doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator
commercial transaction
idling one's time away
theft; act of larceny
bill of exchange; draft; draught
way of doing
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
sayings and doings; words and deeds
economic behavior; economic activities; economic act
having a very promising future; offering promising prospects
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity
foreign exchange
act of endowment or donation
to accomplish; to finish
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time
cheating at pachinko (through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order
currency trading (usu. foreign); exchange dealing; exchange transaction
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
bookmaking; (stock market) bucketing
to do
act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement
currency intervention; foreign exchange market intervention; currency manipulation
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
documentary bill; bill of exchange
means; method; way
telegraphic remittance
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
hence; for that reason
individual action; unilateral act
to commit vice; to do evil
to leave unfinished
deed; act; conduct
profit on currency exchange
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
able person; person of talent
providential; natural
designated procedures; specified acts
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unfair labor practices; unfair labour practices
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
to overdo; to do too much
capacity to act; legal capacity
finishing up
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
direct action; strike
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
dedication (e.g. in books); inscription
outset; beginning; starting (things); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to do over; to remake; to resume
act; deed; one's doing; cause; reason
actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
artificial selection
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
act of litigation; act of procedure
to do together
profit-making activity; commercial endeavor
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to continue to do; to persist in doing
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
while doing over and over; repeatedly
way; method; means; resource; course
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
being promoted
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss
it cannot be helped; there is no way; (arch.) intolerable; (arch.) unbearable
it cannot be helped; there is no way; (arch.) intolerable; (arch.) unbearable
to be in the process of doing
to accomplish
to accomplish; to finish
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
(proper) methods
to succeed as planned; to carry through; to accomplish
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
cheating at pachinko (through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to be done (to someone); to do; to be doing
bookmaking; (stock market) bucketing
means; method; way
means; method; way
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
to handle (skilfully)
dedication (e.g. in books); inscription
to begin to do
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
unfinished work; thing left undone
outset; beginning; starting (things); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
outset; beginning
balance of exchange
omission; oversight
omission; oversight
violation; offense; offence
gratuitous act; volunteering
exchange imbalance
(formal act of) agreement
crime of commission
currency speculation
sexually transmitted disease; sexually transmitted infection; STD; STI
floating exchange rate system; flexible exchange rate system
exchange bank
documentary draft; documentary bill
par value; exchange parity
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
boredom; ennui; tedium; wearisomeness
aberration; aberrant behavior; eccentric (erratic) behavior; indulging in an escapade
consider your income before spending
artificial classification
foreign exchange profit or loss; foreign exchange gain or loss
for the benefit of both parties
licensed entertainment of customers
anticompetitive behaviour; anticompetitive behavior; anticompetitive practice
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
Examples (119 in total)
I would die for you.
What's this key for?
They fought for the sake of their country.