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のために: for the sake of; because of

N4 · 06 Reasons, purposes & contrast

After a noun, marks a beneficiary, purpose or cause.

N のために. Beneficiary/purpose: 家族のために. Cause (often bad outcome): 事故のために. With a verb, see ために.

Examples

I work every day for my family.

The trains stopped because of the typhoon.

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