因 = 大 + 囗

因 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cause”. It is built from 大 (large) and 囗 (enclosure). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 626. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: cause
RTK frame: 626
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): イン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よ.る, ちな.む
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: причина
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 因 cause

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 因

How to find 因 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “large” + “enclosure”. 因 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 因 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.