"ため" meaning in Japanese

See ため in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ta̠me̞] Forms: Tame [romanization]
Etymology: ⟨tame₂⟩ → */taməi̯/ → /tame/ From Old Japanese, attested alongside with older た (ta). Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨tame₂⟩}} ⟨tame₂⟩, {{IPAfont|/taməi̯/}} /taməi̯/, {{IPAfont|/tame/}} /tame/, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=ため}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ため}} ため • (Tame)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 30 11 4 5 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 30 13 5 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 42 28 13 5 6 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 29 12 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 41 30 12 5 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 19 22 6 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 14 16 3 14 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ta̠me̞] Forms: tame [romanization], ため [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: ⟨tame₂⟩ → */taməi̯/ → /tame/ From Old Japanese, attested alongside with older た (ta). Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|⟨tame₂⟩}} ⟨tame₂⟩, {{IPAfont|/taməi̯/}} /taməi̯/, {{IPAfont|/tame/}} /tame/, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=ため}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=ため}} ため • (tame) ^(←ため (tame)?)
  1. an advantage, benefit
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-noun-cEKkq9aH
  2. a cause, reason Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-noun-rG~e0xKG
  3. an objective, sake
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-noun-8Q7atAn8
  4. the affecting, concerning, regarding
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-noun-vtbiYy4L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ために (english: tame ni), 為銀 (tamegin) (ruby: (ため), (ぎん)), 外為 (gaitame) (ruby: (がい), (ため)) Related terms: (ruby: (わけ)) (english: wake)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ta̠me̞] Forms: ため [canonical], タメ [canonical], tame [romanization]
Etymology: Originally referred to two dice with the same number. Head templates: {{ja-noun|タメ}} ため or タメ • (tame)
  1. (slang) a peer Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Derived forms: ためぐち (tameguchi)
    Sense id: en-ため-ja-noun-Rfkbq6UA Disambiguation of People: 7 1 0 25 8 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "Life got tough because I quit my job.",
          "roman": "Shigoto o yameta tame ni, seikatsu ga taihen ni natte shimatta.",
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              "し"
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              "ごと"
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              "辞",
              "や"
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            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "活",
              "かつ"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "たい"
            ],
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              "変",
              "へん"
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          ],
          "text": "仕事を辞めたために、生活が大変になってしまった。",
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          "word": "故"
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          "english": "for you; because of you; for your sake",
          "roman": "kimi no tame ni",
          "ruby": [
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              "君",
              "きみ"
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          ],
          "text": "君のために"
        },
        {
          "english": "People do not live to eat but eat to live.",
          "roman": "Hito wa kuu (ga) tame ni ikiru no de wa nakute, ikiru (ga) tame ni kuu no da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "食",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "食",
              "く"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人は食う(が)ために生きるのではなくて、生きる(が)ために食うのだ。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "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 this sword!!",
          "ref": "2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “Chapter 40: The Undying Flame”, in Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions, Jump Remix edition, volume 5, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 134–135:",
          "roman": "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‼",
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            [
              "王",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "負",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "祖国",
              "リキア"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "利",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "願",
              "ねが"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "達",
              "たち"
            ],
            [
              "笑",
              "わら"
            ],
            [
              "泣",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "戦",
              "たたか"
            ],
            [
              "仲",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "間",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "達",
              "たち"
            ],
            [
              "命",
              "いのち"
            ],
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              "懸",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "剣",
              "つるぎ"
            ],
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              "託",
              "たく"
            ]
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          "text": "ゼフィール王 僕は負けない 祖国で僕らの勝利を願っている人達のために ともに笑いともに泣き ともに戦ってきた仲間達のために 命を懸けて剣を託してくれたアルのために‼",
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          "english": "Life got tough because I quit my job.",
          "roman": "Shigoto o yameta tame ni, seikatsu ga taihen ni natte shimatta.",
          "ruby": [
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              "仕",
              "し"
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            [
              "事",
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            [
              "辞",
              "や"
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              "大",
              "たい"
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        {
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          "roman": "kimi no tame ni",
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            [
              "君",
              "きみ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "君のために"
        },
        {
          "english": "People do not live to eat but eat to live.",
          "roman": "Hito wa kuu (ga) tame ni ikiru no de wa nakute, ikiru (ga) tame ni kuu no da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "食",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "食",
              "く"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "人は食う(が)ために生きるのではなくて、生きる(が)ために食うのだ。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "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 this sword!!",
          "ref": "2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “Chapter 40: The Undying Flame”, in Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions, Jump Remix edition, volume 5, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 134–135:",
          "roman": "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‼",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "王",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
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              "負",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "祖国",
              "リキア"
            ],
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              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
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              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
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              "利",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "願",
              "ねが"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "達",
              "たち"
            ],
            [
              "笑",
              "わら"
            ],
            [
              "泣",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "戦",
              "たたか"
            ],
            [
              "仲",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "間",
              "ま"
            ],
            [
              "達",
              "たち"
            ],
            [
              "命",
              "いのち"
            ],
            [
              "懸",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "剣",
              "つるぎ"
            ],
            [
              "託",
              "たく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ゼフィール王 僕は負けない 祖国で僕らの勝利を願っている人達のために ともに笑いともに泣き ともに戦ってきた仲間達のために 命を懸けて剣を託してくれたアルのために‼",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an objective, sake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ],
        [
          "sake",
          "sake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the affecting, concerning, regarding"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affecting",
          "affecting"
        ],
        [
          "concerning",
          "concerning"
        ],
        [
          "regarding",
          "regarding"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ため"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠me̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ため"
}

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        "a surname"
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      "ipa": "[ta̠me̞]"
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    {
      "roman": "tameguchi",
      "word": "ためぐち"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Originally referred to two dice with the same number.",
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    {
      "form": "ため",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "タメ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "a peer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) a peer"
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "ため"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠me̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ため"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ため meaning in Japanese (7.3kB)

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}

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}

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