為 (ため) — sake, purpose, benefit
為
sake
Frequency #623
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
1 character
adverb
noun
tame
ため
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ため[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- sake
- purpose
- benefit
Explained in simple Japanese
- だれかの やくに たつ ことや、なにかを する わけを あらわす ことば。
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