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因 means 'cause'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 821   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-5    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 32    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 42 words   Used in 137 words   Used in 70 names   Component in 13 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   イン
Kun
   よる to depend on
Additional readings
Kun    ちなむ to be associated with, to be named after
Name    て
Components
⿴  囗 box; enclosure  大 big  
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困 distressed  囚 prisoner  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 因 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 因 is used 133 times, read 3 ways.
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イン : 119 words FIND ALL
げ ん い ん 0
cause; origin; source
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よる : 11 words FIND ALL
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
originating; causing; beginning  (often written with kana only)
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ちなむ : 3 words FIND ALL
expression
named after; associated with; connected with  (see also: 因む; often written with kana only)
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An additional 困 less common words include 因 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 643 (originally: 614)  Joy o' Kanji : 614  Key to Kanji: 27 

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因
イン   cause   よる to depend on   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
囗
box, enclosure   
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