因

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

イン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ちな.むよ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

て

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:6

JLPT:N3

Frequency:636

Vocabulary

イン

Word	Reading	Meaning
一因	イチイン	one cause; one reason; one factor
因縁	インエン	fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
因子	インシ	factor; factor; divisor
起因	キイン	to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; to stem from; to be due to; cause; origin
原因	ゲンイン	cause; origin; source

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
因る	よる	to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
因縁	いんねん	fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
因果	いんが	cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated
因	もと	origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock; (one's) side; capital; principal; cost price; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); first three lines of a waka; counter for plants or trees; counter for falcons (in falconry)
原因	げいいん	cause; origin; source

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious

captured, criminal, arrest, catch

matrimony, marry

group, association

grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit

germ, fungus, bacteria

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences