This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: イ、ため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり
Romaji: i, tame, na.ru, na.su, su.ru, tari, tsuku.ru, nari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

change, be of use, reach to, do, try, practice, cost, serve as

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  87
Frequency: 
Grade:  10
Skip Pattern:  2-4-8
Korean Reading:  wi
Chinese Reading:  wei2
Unicode:  7232
JIS:  602A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2477
Nelson Index: 2828
New Nelson Index: 3513
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d5.8
Four Corner Index: 2032.7
Japanese Names Index: 1817
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19686
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0571
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2186
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3127

Words

(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
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