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因

因 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

象形、人が布団の上で寝ている姿を象る。「しきもの」「しとね」を意味する漢語｛茵｝を表す字。のち仮借して「よる」「たよる」を意味する漢語｛因｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • インElem.
Kun (native)
  • よ(る)HS
  • ちな(む)
Nanori (used in names)
  • て
Other languages
  • 拼音yin1
  • 한글in
  • Hán-ViệtNhân

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
囗(くにがまえ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+56E0

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿴囗大

Words using this kanji

  • 因果いんが原因と結果。 因縁と果報、ある結果には、必ずそれに対する原因があるという法則性、因果性、因果律。 悪業の報い。cause and effect, causality, karma, fate
  • 因子いんしある結果を生じさせた各々の要素の一つ。要因。factor, factor, divisor
  • 因縁いんねん直接的な原因と間接的な条件。 前世に由来する宿命。 来歴。由緒。fate, destiny, connection, tie
  • 因いん（イン）原因。 （イン）（縁・果に対して）直接の原因。cause, factor, hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions), the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
  • 因みにちなみにby the way, in this connection, incidentally, in passing
  • 因習いんしゅう古来伝わる（好ましくない）風習。convention, tired tradition, old custom
  • 因業いんごう仏教における因と業。 頑固で無慈悲なさま。heartless, cruel, causes and actions, results of actions in previous life
  • 因循いんじゅん古い因習にとらわれ、改めないこと。また、そのようなさま。 ぐずぐずしていること。また、そのようなさま。indecision, vacillation
  • 因数いんすうfactor
  • 因由いんゆ物事が起こる原因。cause
  • 因むちなむto be associated (with), to be connected (with)
  • 因明いんみょうインド発祥の仏教の論理学。の一つ。hetuvidya (ancient Indian logic for determining right from wrong, truth from falsehood, etc.)
  • 因みちなみassociation, link, connection, pledge (esp. for marriage)
  • 因幡いなば旧国名。山陰道に位置する。因幡国。現在の鳥取県東部に相当。Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
  • 因州いんしゅう因幡国（いなばのくに）の別称。Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
  • 因果者いんがものunlucky person
  • 因ってよってtherefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason
  • 因果律いんがりつlaw of cause and effect, principle of causality
  • 因りてよりてas such, for that reason, therefore, consequently
  • 因習的いんしゅうてきconventional

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Lookup codes

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3-3-3
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6043.0
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3s3.2
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626
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1026