From Japanese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.0:
[ichi1] [news1] [nf09] 為 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, (word containing out-dated kanji) 爲 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, (irregular okurigana usage) 為め /mˈe̞/, [ichi1] [news1] [nf09] ため /tˈäme̞/
(noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
為に・1
Note: word usually written using kana alone(1) um zu, damit, (2) wegen, aufgrund, (3) (n) Wohl, (m) Nutzen