因
因 — Cause
cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
On’yomiイン (in)
Kun’yomiよる (yoru)
Kun’yomiちなむ (chinamu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 因
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん genin | cause; origin; source |
| 要因 | よういん youin | main cause; primary factor |
| 本因坊 | ほんいんぼう honinbou | Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster |
| 死因 | しいん shiin | cause of death |
| 一因 | いちいん ichiin | one cause; one reason; one factor |
| 因果 | いんが inga | cause and effect; causality; karma |
Study notes
因 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #636 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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