因

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

6 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 636.

Readings

• イン (on reading): 原因 (げんいん) cause; 要因 (よういん) main cause
• ちなむ (kun reading): 因む (ちなむ) to be associated (with)
• よる (kun reading): 因りて (よりて) as such
• Read as a whole word: 因幡の白兎 (いなばのしろうさぎ) White Hare of Inaba

Components

• 囗
• 大
• 囗 radical enclosure
• 大 radical big

Kanji containing 因

• 恩 grace
• 姻 matrimony
• 咽 throat
• 茵 cushion
• 氤 spirited
• 烟 smoke

Words using 因

• 原因 (げんいん) cause
• 要因 (よういん) main cause
• 因子 (いんし) factor
• 起因 (きいん) to be caused by
• 一因 (いちいん) one cause
• 因む (ちなむ) to be associated (with)
• 因幡の白兎 (いなばのしろうさぎ) White Hare of Inaba
• 因りて (よりて) as such

152 words in all.

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