Moto 為: Do; Change; MakeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イ
- Kun'yomi
- ため、な(る)、な(す)、す(る)、たり、つく(る)、なり
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 264 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イ)
- 行為こういact; deed
- 人為的じんいてきartificial; unnatural
- 人為じんいhuman work; human agency
- 不作為ふさくいforbearance; omission
- 作為さくいartificiality; pretence
- 作為的さくいてきintentional; deliberate
- 営為えいいbusiness; occupation
- 寄付行為きふこういact of endowment or donation
- 有為ういperpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life
- 為政者いせいしゃstatesman; administrator
- 無作為むさくいrandom; unintentional
- 無為むいidleness; inactivity
- わいせつ行為わいせつこういact of obscenity; obscene act
- ゴト行為ゴトこういcheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
- スパイ行為スパイこういespionage
- テロ行為テロこういact of terror; act of terrorism
- ノミ行為ノミこういbookmaking; (stock market) bucketing
- 不作為犯ふさくいはんcrime of omission
- 不当労働行為ふとうろうどうこういunfair labor practices; unfair labour practices
- 不正行為ふせいこういunfair practices; wrongdoing
- 不法行為ふほうこういtort; illegal act
- 不良行為ふりょうこういdelinquency; misdeed
- 不良行為少年ふりょうこういしょうねんjuvenile delinquent
- 争議行為そうぎこういdirect action; strike
- 云為うんいsayings and doings; words and deeds
- 人為ミスじんいミスhuman error
- 人為分類じんいぶんるいartificial classification
- 人為淘汰じんいとうたartificial selection
- 人為突然変異じんいとつぜんへんいartificial mutation
- 人為選択じんいせんたくartificial selection
- 作為犯さくいはんcrime of commission
- 侵略行為しんりゃくこういact of aggression
- 共同不法行為きょうどうふほうこういjoint unlawful act; joint tort
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 為ためgood; advantage
- 為さいなさいdo ...
- 為さるなさるto do
- 為すなすto build up; to establish
- 為にためにfor; for the sake of
- 為るするto do; to carry out
- お為ごかしおためごかしself-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
- その為そのためhence; for that reason
- 不善を為すふぜんをなすto commit vice; to do evil
- 不為ふためdisadvantageous; harmful
- 両為りょうだめfor the benefit of both parties
- 入るを量りて出ずるを為すいるをはかりていずるをなすconsider your income before spending
Other readings
- 為替かわせmoney order; draft
- 為替相場かわせそうばexchange rates
- 小為替こがわせ(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order
- 所為せいconsequence; outcome
- 為せるさせるto make (someone) do
- 為れるされるto be done (to someone)
- 為替管理かわせかんりexchange control
- 為替銀行かわせぎんこうexchange bank
- 郵便為替ゆうびんかわせpostal money order
- ごと行為ゴトこういcheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
- の所為でのせいでbecause of; owing to
- 一本建て為替いっぽんだてかわせsingle rate
- 其の為そのためhence; for that reason
- 内国為替ないこくかわせdomestic exchange
- 円為替えんがわせyen exchange
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