漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 56 strokesRadical
On
イン
Kun
よ(る)
Meaning
cause; reason

Origin

ORIGIN

大 "a person" lying on 囗 "a mat"; what one rests upon — hence "basis, cause."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

イン因果・原因・要因
よる因る・……に因る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 原因げんいん

    cause

  • 要因よういん

    principal factor

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

事故の原因を調べている。

They are investigating the cause of the accident.

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