Japanese symbol for “affecting”
為
ため
Romaji: tame
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
In Japanese, affecting is 為, read ため (tame).
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Meanings
- adv, n good; advantage; benefit; welfare
- adv, n sake; purpose; objective; aim
- adv, n consequence; result; effect
- adv, n affecting; regarding; concerning
Written forms: 為、爲、為め. Readings: ため.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “affecting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切々 | せつせつ setsusetsu | affecting; moving; touching |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order; draft |
| 為政者 | いせいしゃ iseisha | statesman; administrator; politician |
| 無為 | むい mui | idleness; inactivity |
| 人為 | じんい jin'i | human work; human agency; art |
| 作為 | さくい sakui | artificiality; pretence; contrived act |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.