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
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
one's best interests; one's own good
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
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)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
one's best interests; one's own good
hence; for that reason
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)
foreign exchange
exchange bank
Examples (200 in total)
I wrote it for her.
What are you working for?
Can you die for love?