“Cause” or “Factor” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “因”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “因” means “Direct cause”, “Final cause” or “Efficient cause” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “因”
Jouyou Kanji “因” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 6 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | いん(in) |
| Kun-Yomi | よ(る)(yo(ru)) |
| ちなみ(chinami) | |
| ちな(む)(china(mu)) | |
| よすが(yosuga) | |
| よ(って)(yo(tte)) | |
| Meanings | Based on, Depend on, Come from |
| Cause, Originate | |
| Therefore, for that reason | |
| By the way, Incidentally |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “因”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 因縁(いんえん-i n e n (or いんねん-i n ne n)) | Connection, Destiny, Relation, Fate, Karma |
| 因果(いんが-i n ga) | ① Causal, Cause and effect, Fate, Karma, Causality, ② Unfortunate, Unlucky, Ill-fated |
| 因果応報(いんがおうほう-i n ga o u ho u) | Causal retribution, Nemesis, Retributive justice, Karma, Just deserts, Poetic justice, Reward and punishment for one’s past behavior |
| 因果律(いんがりつ-i n ga ri tsu) | Law of cause and effect, Principle of causality |
| 因業(いんごう-i n go u) | Heartless, Cruel, Stubborn, Causes and actions, Results of actions in previous life |
| 因子(いんし-i n shi) | Factor |
| 因習(いんしゅう-i n shu u) | Custom, Convention, Tradition |
| 因襲(いんしゅう-i n shu u) | Conventionalism, Conventionality, Convention, Custom, Tradition |
| 因循(いんじゅん-i n ju n) | Indecision, Vacillation, Irresolution, Irresoluteness |
| 因数(いんすう-i n su u) | Factor (umber) |
| 因数分解(いんすうぶんかい-i n su u bu n ka i) | Factorization, Resolution into factors |
| 因由(いんゆう-i n yu u) | Cause |
| 悪因(あくいん-a ku i n) | Evil cause, Root of evil |
| 一因(いちいん-i chi i n) | One cause, One reason, One factor |
| 近因(きんいん-ki n i n) | Immediate cause, Proximate cause |
| 原因(げんいん-ge n i n) | Cause, Origin, Source |
| 勝因(しょういん-sho u i n) | Cause of victory, Reason for success |
| 成因(せいいん-se i i n) | Origin, Cause |
| 素因(そいん-so i n) | Basic factor, Predisposition, Disposition, Diathesis |
| 敗因(はいいん-ha i i n) | Cause of defeat |
| 病因(びょういん-byo u i n) | Cause of a disease, Etiology |
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