ため
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
3. consequence; result; effect
4. affecting; regarding; concerning
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hence; for that reason
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
Examples (178 in total)
I wrote it for her.
A bedroom is for sleeping.
I'm saving up for my old age.