What does ため mean in Japanese?

ため (ため) means "due to; because of" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use ため in a sentence?

雨のため、試合は中止です。 (あめのため、しあいはちゅうしです。) — Due to rain, the match is canceled.

Kana: ため

due to; because of

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雨のため、試合は中止です。

あめのため、しあいはちゅうしです。

Due to rain, the match is canceled.

What ため means

ため (ため) is a Japanese word meaning “due to; because of”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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ているところているところ in the middle of (doing) 必ずかならず must; be sure to やっとやっと only then; not until それにそれに moreover についてについて about; regarding それともそれとも or (in questions) ほとんどほとんど almost もしもし if けれどけれど although ためにために in order to; for the sake of 似るにる to resemble; be like 先にさきに first; ahead

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