爲 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

brushOrigin of the character

会意。「爪」（手の象形）+「象」から構成され、象を手なずけるさまを象る。「なす」を意味する漢語｛爲｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• イ

Kun (native)

• ため
• な(る)
• な(す)
• す(る)
• たり
• つく(る)
• なり

Other languages

• 拼音wei4
• 拼音wei2
• 한글wi
• Hán-ViệtVi
• Hán-ViệtVị

infoBasics

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

爪(つめ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+7232

grid_viewComponents

• 尸かばね
• 灬れっか
• 爪つめ

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱爫⿸⿵#灬⿱𠃍𠃌

compare_arrowsVariants

• 為Standard form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-4-8

Four Corner

2032.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4d5.8

Nelson

2828