Word · 単語
為
Reading ため
good
- 1 good, advantage, benefit, welfare
- 2 sake, purpose, objective, aim
- 3 consequence, result, effect
- 4 affecting, regarding, concerning
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
交通渋滞のため、私は遅れました。
I was late because of heavy traffic.
sense 3 · consequence
これは君のためなんだ。
I'm doing this for you.
sense 1 · good
友達を見送るため駅に行ったんだ。
I went to the station to see my friend off.
sense 2 · sake
私は病気のため行かなかった。
I didn't go on account of illness.
行くほうが君のためだ。
It's in your interest to go.