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
Kanji used
for the sake of
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
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
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
one's best interests; one's own good
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
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)
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
foreign exchange
hence; for that reason
exchange bank
Examples (38 in total)
Let's hurry so as not to waste time.
They fought for the sake of their country.
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