為 wèi
preposition
: because of; for; to
為 wéi
verb | preposition
: to take something as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
Kun Reading
為 | ため tame
noun
: good; advantage; benefit; welfare
: sake; purpose; objective; aim
: consequence; result; effect
: affecting; regarding; concerning
為に | 為に tameni
conjunction
: (usually kana only) for; for the sake of; to one’s advantage; in favor of; on behalf of
: because of; as a result of
為る | する suru OR なる naru
suru verb – irregular | godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: する suru – (Usually written using kana alone) to do
: to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
: to serve as; to act as; to work as
: to wear (clothes, a facial expression)
: to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
: to decide on; to choose; () to be sensed (of a smell, noise)
: to be (in a state, condition)
: to be worth; to cost
: to pass (of time); to elapse
: () verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech “vs”)
: () creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with “o” or “go”)
: to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
為せる | させる saseru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to make (someone) do
: to allow (someone) to
為す | なす nasu
godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to build up; to establish
: to form; to become (a state)
: to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
: to change into
: to do; to perform
為さる | なさる nasaru
godan verb – aru special class | transitive verb
: to do
為り | なり nari
noun
: being promoted (shogi)
On Reading
為 | し shi
豆 [荳] dòu
radical 151
: bean; pea
: sacrificial vessel
Kun Reading
豆 OR 荳 | まめ mame
noun
: legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
: soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max)
: (Colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
: (Colloquialism) blister; corn
: (Food term) (Colloquialism) kidney; (Noun prefix) miniature; tiny
: child
On Reading
とう tou
ず zu
裏 [里] [裡] lǐ
noun | radical 166
里: li (Chinese mile); 500 meters (modern)
里: home; hometown; village; neighborhood; administrative
裏: lining; interior; inside; internal
Kun Reading
裏 | うら ura
noun
: bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side
: rear; back; behind (the house)
: lining; inside
: out of sight; behind the scenes
: proof
: opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.)
: inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
: bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
里 | さと sato
noun
: village; hamlet
: countryside; country
: home (of one’s parents, etc.); hometown
: one’s origins; one’s upbringing; one’s past
On Reading
里 | り ri
noun
: ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles)
: neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)
: unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
冰 bīng
radical 15 | noun | adjective
: ice
: methamphetamine (slang)
Kun Reading
冰 | ひ hi
noun
: (Archaism) ice
: hail
氷 | こおり koori
noun
: ice
: shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
氷る | こおる kooru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
二水 | にすい nisui
: kanji “ice” radical
On Reading
氷 | ひょう hyou
金 jīn
noun | radical 167
: generic term for metals
: money
: one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 ba1yin made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)
Kun Reading
かね kane
noun
: money; metal
こがね kogane
noun | no-adjective
: gold
On Reading
きん kin
noun | noun suffix
: gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup)
: money (written before an amount)
: (Abbreviation) Friday
: metal (fourth of the five elements)
: Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)
: (Abbreviation) gold general (shogi)
: (Abbreviation) (Colloquialism) testicles; () karat; carat
きん kon
noun
: gold; money
