ため

See also: だめ

Japanese
Hiragana ため
Kanji 為
為め

Etymology

⟨tame2⟩ → */taməj/ → /tame/

From Old Japanese, attested alongside with ta.

Pronunciation

Noun

ため (rōmaji tame)

  1. advantage, benefit
  2. after a particle が (ga) or の (no):
    1. cause, reason
      Synonym: 故 (yue)
    2. objective, sake
      君 (きみ)のために
      kimi no tame ni
      for you; because of you; for your sake
      「ピアノのために」
      “piano no tame ni”
      "for the piano" (i.e. in European classical music)
      • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi; Yamada, Kotaro, “第だい40話わ　消きえない炎ほのお [Chapter 40: The Undying Flame]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 5 (fiction), Jump Remix edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 134–135:
        ゼフィール王 (おう)　僕 (ぼく)は負 (ま)けない　祖国 (リキア)で僕 (ぼく)らの勝 (しょう)利 (り)を願 (ねが)っている人 (ひと)達 (たち)のために　ともに笑 (わら)いともに泣 (な)き　ともに戦 (たたか)ってきた仲 (なか)間 (ま)達 (たち)のために　命 (いのち)を懸 (か)けて剣 (つるぎ)を託 (たく)してくれたアルのために‼
        Zefīru Ō boku wa makenai Rikia de bokura no shōri o negatte iru hito-tachi no tame ni Tomo ni warai tomo ni naki tomo ni tatakatte kita nakama-tachi no tame ni Inochi o kakete tsurugi o taku shite kureta Aru no tame ni‼
        King Zephiel, I will not lose. For all the people who are praying for our triumph in our homeland Lycia. For all the comrades with whom I’ve fought, with whom I’ve shared laughter and tears. And for Alle, who risked his life to get me with this sword‼
  3. affecting, concerning, regarding
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms
  • 為銀 (ためぎん) (tamegin)
  • 外為 (がいため) (gaitame)
See also

Proper noun

ため (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 爲, rōmaji Tame)

  1. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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