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Kanji Detail for 因 - "cause, basis, rely"

因

  • Meaning

    因 means "cause, basis, rely."

    1. Cause - The origin of something; the reason why.

    2. Basis - The foundation; what something rests upon.

    3. Rely - To depend on; to trust in.

    4. Derive - To originate from; to come from a source.

    5. Connection - A relationship or link; an association.

    6. Therefore - For this reason; consequently.

  • Words using 因

    • 原因 げんいん Listen cause; origin; source
    • 要因 よういん Listen main cause; primary factor
    • 本因坊 ほんいんぼう Listen Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster
    • 死因 しいん Listen cause of death
    • 一因 いちいん Listen one cause; one reason; one factor
    • 因果 いんが Listen cause and effect; causality; karma
    • 敗因 はいいん Listen cause of defeat
    • 主因 しゅいん Listen primary cause; main factor

  • Four-character idioms with 因

    • 善因善果 ぜんいんぜんか Listen good actions lead to good rewards; one good turn deserves another
    • 因循姑息 いんじゅんこそく Listen dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
    • 因果因縁 いんがいんねん Listen cause and effect; karma; retribution
    • 因果応報 いんがおうほう Listen retribution; retributive justice; karma
    • 因果覿面 いんがてきめん Listen the swiftness of retributive justice
    • 悪因悪果 あくいんあっか Listen sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes

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    • Verified meaning: cause, basis, rely
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いん, ちなみ, ゆかり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 因

    Given names 因(ちなみ)Listen

    Surnames 因(いん)Listen 因(ゆかり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cause, reason; by; because (of)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 因[yin1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cause, reason; by; because

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To continue; to inherit. (Analects) "The Yin inherited from the Xia rites. The Zhou inherited from the Yin rites." (Mencius) "To build high, one must rely on hills; to dig low, one must rely on rivers and marshes." | To depend on. (Analects) "Relying on those not estranged from relatives." | From; because of. Such as 原因 (cause), 因緣 (karma). | In arithmetic, multiplication is also called 因.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    china.mu(ちな-む) ちな-む

    yo.ru(よる) よる

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    囗 (kunigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    cause basis rely connection derive therefore reason origin factor antecedent depend determinant explanation foundation grounds influence motive rationale root source trigger

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