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因

cause
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingイン
Kun readingよ.る、ちな.む
JōyōGrade 5KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. causeRtK
  2. factor
  3. be associated with
  4. depend on
  5. be limited to
  1. hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
  2. the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

Popular Usage

原因

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 626

Compound words

原因げんいん
cause; origin; source
一因いちいん
one cause; one reason; one factor
因縁いんねん
fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond
因果いんが
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate
因子いんし
factor; factor; divisor
起因きいん
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from; to be due to
死因しいん
cause of death
主因しゅいん
primary cause; main factor
敗因はいいん
cause of defeat
誘因ゆういん
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
要因よういん
main cause; primary factor
勝因しょういん
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
因みにちなみに
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
本因坊ほんいんぼう
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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