► 名詞
為 [(2)ため] meaning: benefit rank: 1
☆ いつも彼を助けていては、彼のためにならない ⇨ If you help him all the time, it won’t be for his benefit, it won’t be good for him in the long run
☆ こんな事をしても何のためにもならない ⇨ Doing this won’t benefit anything or anybody
☆ 健康のために私は毎日運動している ⇨ I work out everyday for my health
☆ 彼は子供達のために一生懸命働いている ⇨ He is working hard for (the better lives of) his children
☆ 彼女のためなら彼は何でもする ⇨ He will do anything for her (benefit)
為 [(2)ため] meaning: purpose rank: 1
☆ 何のためにこんな事をしなきゃいけないんだ？ ⇨ For what do I have to do this?
☆ 作業効率を改善するための提案 ⇨ A suggestion for improving work efficiency
☆ 彼は渋滞を避けるために早朝に家を出る ⇨ He leaves his house in early morning to avoid traffic
為 [(2)ため] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ 彼は家業を助けるために会社を辞めた ⇨ He left the company to help his family business
☆ 悪天候のために試合は延期になった ⇨ The game was postponed because of the bad weather
☆ 食中毒が起きたために食堂は営業停止になった ⇨ The restaurant was suspended because food poisoning occurred
More examples:
- 念の為もう一度聞く ⇨ I ask you one more time to be really sure
- 念の為余分を用意することにした ⇨ I decided to prepare extra just to be safe
- 為替レート ⇨ Currency exchange rates
- あいつが手抜きをした所為で事故が起こった ⇨ The accident happened because he had cut corners
- こんなことになったのは全てお前の所為だ ⇨ It is your fault that all this mess has happened
- 彼の怪我は酷すぎて為す術もなかった (なすすべ) ⇨ His injuries were so bad there was no way to treat them, nothing you could do
- 人為的に遺伝子を操作した植物 ⇨ An artificially genetically modified plant
- 人の所為にするな！ ⇨ Don’t make it someone else’s fault. Don’t blame others
- どう為さるお積もりですか？ ⇨ What are you going to do about it?
- このような行為は断じて許されない ⇨ This kind of behavior will never be tolerated
- でも全部が彼の所為じゃない ⇨ But it is not that everything is his fault
- 自慰は自然な行為だ ⇨ Mustarbation is a natural behavior
- 彼は女性職員に破廉恥な行為をした疑いをかけられた ⇨ He was accused of obscene actions toward female workers
- その行為は違法だ ⇨ That action is illegal
- 公然の場所での放尿行為 ⇨ An act of urinating in public places