Kanji Detail for 爲 - "do"

爲

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

爲 means "do." Also associated with make, become.
1. Do - To perform; to act.
2. Make - To create; to produce.
3. Become - To turn into.
Tattoo check: 爲
- Verified meaning: do
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ため)
- Also carries these associations: make, become
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 爲

Surnames 爲(ため)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

do, handle, govern, act; be

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 為|为[wei2]
Onyomi

i(イ)
Kunyomi

na.su(なす)

nari(なり)

naru(な-る)

su.ru(す-る)

tame(ため)

tari(たり)

tsuku.ru(つく-る)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

爪爫 (tsume・tsumekammuri・tsumegashira・sonyo・notsu)
Related Keywords

do make become accomplish cure design govern help imitate act build construct create duty function goal intention objective produce purpose reason role

父よ、彼らを赦し給へ、その爲す所を知らざればなり。
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
すべて惡を行ふ者は光をにくみて光に來らず、その行爲の責められざらん爲なり。
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.