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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 41 words   Used in 137 words   Used in 70 names   Component in 13 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   イン
Kun
   to depend on
Kun    ちな to be associated with, to be named after
Name   
⿴   box; enclosure   big  
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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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cause; origin; source
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
originating; causing; beginning  (often written with kana only)
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ちな : 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.
Henshall: 643 (originally: 614)  Joy o' Kanji : 614  Key to Kanji: 27 

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イン   cause   よ to depend on   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
box, enclosure   
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