# 因

| 因 | U+56E0, &#22240; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56E0 |
| ← 囟 [U+56DF] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 囡 → [U+56E1] |

## Translingual
### Han character

因 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 田大 (WK), four-corner 6043$_0$, composition ⿴囗大)

#### Derived characters

* 𪜶, 𠗃, 咽, 㘻, 姻, 𢙫, 㧢, 洇, 栶, 烟, 㸶, 珚, 䄄, 胭, 䂩, 秵, 裀, 絪(𬘡), 䍰, 𨋳, 銦(铟), 鞇, 駰(骃), 𠡛, 欭, 恩, 茵, 筃, 氤, 𤶑

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 217, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4693
* Dae Jaweon: page 444, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 711, character 9
* Unihan data for U+56E0

#### Further reading

* 因 on Wikidata.Wikidata

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 因 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 欭 | *qrils |
| 烟 | *qiːn, *qin |
| 胭 | *qiːn |
| 咽 | *qiːn, *qiːns, *qiːd |
| 恩 | *qɯːn |
| 煾 | *qɯːn |
| 因 | *qin |
| 姻 | *qin |
| 茵 | *qin |
| 鞇 | *qin |
| 氤 | *qin |
| 洇 | *qin |
| 駰 | *qin, *qrin |
| 絪 | *qin |
| 裀 | *qin |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 囗 (“sheet”) + 大 (“person”) – man on a mattress. Original form of 裀 (OC *qin, “mat; layered garment”) or 茵 (OC *qin, “mattress; cushion”).
Alternatively, possibly an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) of a man wearing clothing.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yīn (yin$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yǐn
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yìn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): jan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yin$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): in$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yîn
    (Hailu, HRS): rhin$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yin$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): éng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): in / en
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ing$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): yieng$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): an$^1$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$in
** (Jinhua): $^1$in
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yin
*** Wade–Giles: yin$^1$
*** Yale: yīn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: in
*** Palladius: инь (inʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yin$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yǐn
*** Sinological IPA : /iẽ²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yìn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ĩ³¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^1$
*** Yale: yān
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: jan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /zɐn²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jin³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: in$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /in⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: in$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /in²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)in$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhin$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒin⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: éng
*** Sinological IPA : /eiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in
*** Tâi-lô: in
*** Phofsit Daibuun: yn
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /in³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /in⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Hui'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: en
*** Tâi-lô: en
*** Phofsit Daibuun: efn
*** IPA (Hui'an): /en³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ing$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ing
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ³³/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: yieng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /zieŋ³⁵/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: an$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ən⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^1$in
*** MiniDict: in$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$in
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /iŋ⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /iŋ⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ʔin⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /in⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /iŋ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /in⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /in³³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /iŋ⁵²/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /iŋ⁵²/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /iŋ⁵³/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$in
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /iŋ³³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: in$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /in³³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit因 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /in⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /in²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /iẽ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /iə̃²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /in²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /iẽ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /iə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /iŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ĩn³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /iŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ĩ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /in³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /in²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /iəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /iŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ĩŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /iŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔin³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /j̠aŋ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /iʌ̃³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /in¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /in³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /in³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /in⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /in⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /in²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /jɐn⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /jɐn⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /jɐn⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /iŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /eiŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /iŋ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /in²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: 'jin
Rime :
| Character | 因 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於眞切 |
| Baxter | 'jin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔin/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jan$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔi[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qin/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 因 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yīn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔjin › |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔi[n]/ |
| English | rely on |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 因 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15176 |
| Phonetic component | 因 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 因 |
| Old Chinese | /*qin/ |
| Notes | 甲文象人臥於茵席， 爲茵初文 |

### Definitions

因
* (literary) to follow (e.g. a tradition)
    因循守舊／因循守旧 ― yīnxúnshǒujiù ― to adhere to tradition
* (literary) to take advantage; to make use of a situation
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Kǒngfǔ Jiā wéi sīmǎ, Dū wéi tàizǎi, gù yīn mín zhī bùkān mìng, xiān xuānyán yuē “sīmǎ zé rán.” [Pinyin]
    (At the time) Kongfu Jia was the Marshal and Hua Du the Chancellor. Therefore the latter, making use of popular resentment (against frequent drafts), first spread the words that it was the Marshal that accented their suffering.
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Yú Kē zhī huì, Huángōng yù bèi Cáo Mò zhī yuē, Guǎn Zhòng yīn ér xìn zhī. [Pinyin]
    At the Convention of Ke, Duke Huan wanted to renege on his oath with Cao Mo. Yet Guan Zhong, taking advantage of the situation, greatly amplified the Duke's reputation of trustworthiness.
* (archaic) conveniently; in passing; expediently
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Jīn rén yǒu dàgōng ér jīzhī, bùyì yě, bùrú yīn shàn yùzhī. [Pinyin]
    It is beneath ourselves to attack a person because of his merit. We had better, as a matter of convenience, treat him with goodwill.
* (archaic) thus; in such way; therefore; accordingly
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Chū yù qì zhī, yīn míng yuē Qì. [Pinyin]
    She wanted to abandon the infant at first, and thus named him "Qi", the abandoned one.
* (archaic) through; via
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Wèi Yāng wén shì lìng xià, xī rù Qín, yīn Jǐngjiān qiú jiàn Xiàogōng. [Pinyin]
    Yang of Wey, on hearing the decree's promulgation, left westward for Qin and sought the audience of Duke Xiao through the eunuch Jing.
* (obsolete) to multiply
    From: c. 2nd century BCE, Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art (《九章算術》)
    Lìng liǎng chūmén bùshù xiāngchéng, yīn ér sì zhī, wéi shí. Kāifāng chú zhī, jí dé yì fāng. [Pinyin]
    Multiply the two distances to the respective portals, and multiply that product by four to obtain the quadruple as the operand. Take the square root of the operand, and one finds the side-length of the square equiareal to the rectangular town.
    From: c. 5th century, Sunzi Suanjing (《孫子算經》)
    Yǐ liù yīn zhī, dé yī zhàng èr chǐ. [Pinyin]
    Multiply that number by six, and one obtains one zhang and two chi.
* depending on; according to; based on; contingent upon
    因人而異／因人而异 ― yīnrén'éryì ― to vary from one person to another
    因地制宜 ― yīndìzhìyí ― to make plans according to local conditions
    From: c. 409, Kumārajīva (鳩摩羅什 (Jiūmóluóshí)), translator. The Mūlamadhyamakakārikā by Nāgārjuna (《中論》). English text based on the translation by Stephen Batchellor.
    Ruò yīn guòqù shí, yǒu wèilái xiànzài: wèilái jí xiànzài, yīng zài guòqù shí. [Pinyin]
    If the present and the future were contingent on the past, then the present and the future would have existed in the past.
* (Cantonese) to estimate
       nei$^5$ jan$^1$ haa$^5$ di$^1$ si$^4$ gaan$^3$, tai$^2$ haa$^5$ jiu$^3$ gei$^2$ noi$^6$ sin$^1$ dou$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Estimate the time to see how long it takes to arrive.
* reason; cause
    因果 ― yīnguǒ ― cause and effect
    近因 ― jìnyīn ― direct cause; immediate cause
* because; since
* due to; because of
    因此 ― yīncǐ ― because of this; therefore; ergo
    因雨改期 ― yīn yǔ gǎiqī ― to be rescheduled because of the rain

#### Synonyms

* (because): 因為／因为 (yīnwèi), 由於／由于 (yóuyú)

### Compounds

* 三世因果
* 三因佛性
* 不因
* 不因不由
* 不因人熱 / 不因人热
* 不因熱 / 不因热
* 不因親 / 不因亲
* 主因 (zhǔyīn)
* 事出有因 (shìchūyǒuyīn)
* 事因
* 人因工程
* 佛因
* 來因 / 来因
* 倒果為因 / 倒果为因 (dàoguǒwéiyīn)
* 元因
* 克雷因
* 內因 / 内因 (nèiyīn)
* 公因式 (gōngyīnshì)
* 公因數 / 公因数 (gōngyīnshù)
* 凝血因子 (níngxuè yīnzǐ)
* 分解因式
* 制動因子 / 制动因子
* 前因 (qiányīn)
* 前因後果 / 前因后果 (qiányīnhòuguǒ)
* 功率因數 / 功率因数
* 動因 / 动因
* 十二因緣 / 十二因缘
* 原因 (yuányīn)
* 原因論 / 原因论
* 可待因 (kědàiyīn)
* 咖啡因 (kāfēiyīn)
* 因之
* 因事制宜
* 因人
* 因人廢言 / 因人废言
* 因人成事
* 因人而異 / 因人而异 (yīnrén'éryì)
* 因何 (yīnhé)
* 因依 (yīnyī)
* 因公假私
* 因公殉職 / 因公殉职 (yīngōngxùnzhí)
* 因公行私
* 因利乘便 (yīnlìchéngbiàn)
* 因勢利導 / 因势利导 (yīnshìlìdǎo)
* 因噎廢食 / 因噎废食 (yīnyēfèishí)
* 因國 / 因国
* 因地
* 因地制宜 (yīndìzhìyí)
* 因子 (yīnzǐ)
* 因小失大 (yīnxiǎoshīdà)
* 因小見大 / 因小见大
* 因式 (yīnshì)
* 因式分解 (yīnshì fēnjiě)
* 因式定理 (yīnshì dìnglǐ)
* 因弗基普
* 因循 (yīnxún)
* 因循坐誤 / 因循坐误
* 因循守舊 / 因循守旧 (yīnxúnshǒujiù)
* 因循苟且 (yīnxúngǒuqiě)
* 因應 / 因应 (yīnyìng)
* 因應措施 / 因应措施
* 因數 / 因数 (yīnshù)
* 因數分解 / 因数分解 (yīnshù fēnjiě)
* 因敵取資 / 因敌取资
* 因明
* 因時制宜 / 因时制宜 (yīnshízhìyí)
* 因材施教 (yīncáishījiào)
* 因果 (yīnguǒ)
* 因果報應 / 因果报应 (yīnguǒ bàoyìng)
* 因果律 (yīnguǒlǜ)
* 因果關係 / 因果关系 (yīnguǒ guānxì)
* 因樹為屋 / 因树为屋
* 因此 (yīncǐ)
* 因此上
* 因為 / 因为
* 因特網 / 因特网 (Yīntèwǎng)
* 因由 (yīnyóu)
* 因相
* 因禍得福 / 因祸得福 (yīnhuòdéfú)
* 因禍為福 / 因祸为福
* 因素 (yīnsù)
* 因緣 / 因缘 (yīnyuán)
* 因緣巧合 / 因缘巧合
* 因緣際會 / 因缘际会
* 因習 / 因习
* 因而 (yīn'ér)
* 因襲 / 因袭 (yīnxí)
* 因話隨話 / 因话随话
* 因變數 / 因变数 (yīnbiànshù)
* 因陀羅 / 因陀罗 (Yīntuóluó)
* 因陋就簡 / 因陋就简
* 因難見巧 / 因难见巧
* 因革
* 因頭 / 因头
* 因風吹火 / 因风吹火
* 基因 (jīyīn)
* 基因治療 / 基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo)
* 基因突變 / 基因突变 (jīyīn tūbiàn)
* 夙世因緣 / 夙世因缘
* 多因
* 天假因緣 / 天假因缘
* 宿因
* 後果前因 / 后果前因 (hòuguǒqiányīn)
* 惡因 / 恶因
* 成因 (chéngyīn)
* 投資誘因 / 投资诱因
* 推因
* 收因結果 / 收因结果
* 普魯卡因 / 普鲁卡因 (pǔlǔkǎyīn)
* 有因
* 未了因
* 本因坊
* 梅鶴因緣 / 梅鹤因缘
* 業因 / 业因
* 模因 (móyīn)
* 歸因 / 归因 (guīyīn)
* 死因 (sǐyīn)
* 海洛因 (hǎiluòyīn)
* 滅罪修因 / 灭罪修因
* 無因 / 无因 (wúyīn)
* 無因管理 / 无因管理 (wúyīn guǎnlǐ)
* 特殊因素
* 生物因子
* 用天因地
* 病因 (bìngyīn)
* 相因 (xiāngyīn)
* 禍因惡積 / 祸因恶积
* 種因 / 种因
* 等因奉此
* 結果收因 / 结果收因
* 緣因 / 缘因
* 罪因
* 肇因 (zhàoyīn)
* 萊因河 / 莱因河
* 蘭因絮果 / 兰因絮果
* 誘因 / 诱因 (yòuyīn)
* 變因 / 变因
* 質因數 / 质因数 (zhìyīnshù)
* 起因 (qǐyīn)
* 轉轉相因 / 转转相因
* 近因 (jìnyīn)
* 達因 / 达因 (dáyīn)
* 遠因 / 远因 (yuǎnyīn)
* 釋提桓因 / 释提桓因 (Shìtíhuányīn)
* 陳陳相因 / 陈陈相因 (chénchénxiāngyīn)
* 香火因緣 / 香火因缘

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 因(いん) (in)
* → Korean: 인(因) (in)
* → Vietnamese: nhân (因)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 因 – see 𪜶 (“they; them; their; theirs; etc.”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as a variant form of 𪜶).

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00726
* “因”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: いん (in, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: いん (in, Jōyō)
* Kun: よる (yoru, 因る, Jōyō)、ちなむ (chinamu, 因む)
* Nanori: なみ (nami)、ゆかり (yukari)、よし (yoshi)、より (yori)

#### Compounds

* 因幡(いなば) (Inaba)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 因
* いん Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 因 (MC 'jin).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いん [íꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ĩɴ]

#### Affix

因(いん) • (in)
* cause, reason
* follow, be based on
* Short for 因幡国 (Inaba no kuni): Inaba Province

##### Derived terms

* 因(いん)果(が) (inga)
* 因(いん)業(ごう) (ingō)
* 因(いん)子(し) (inshi)
* 因(いん)州(しゅう) (Inshū)
* 因(いん)習(しゅう) (inshū)
* 因(いん)循(じゅん) (injun)
* 因(いん)縁(ねん) (innen)
* 因(いん)由(ゆう) (in'yū)
* 一(いち)因(いん) (ichīn)
* 遠(えん)因(いん) (en'in)
* 起(き)因(いん) (kīn)
* 近(きん)因(いん) (kin'in)
* 偶(ぐい)因(いん) (guīn)
* 原(げん)因(いん) (gen'in)
* 死(し)因(いん) (shīn)
* 主(しゅ)因(いん) (shuin)
* 勝(しょう)因(いん) (shōin)
* 真(しん)因(いん) (shin'in)
* 成(せい)因(いん) (seīn)
* 素(そ)因(いん) (soin)
* 敗(はい)因(いん) (haīn)
* 病(びょう)因(いん) (byōin)
* 誘(ゆう)因(いん) (yūin)
* 要(よう)因(いん) (yōin)

#### Noun

因(いん) • (in)
* cause; reason; factor
* (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
* (Indian logic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

##### Derived terms

* 因(いん)する (insuru)
* 因(いん)数(すう) (insū)

#### Proper noun

因(いん) • (In)
* a surname

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 因
* ちな(み) Grade: 5
* kun'yomi
* For pronunciation and definitions of 因 – see the following entry: ちなみ
(The following entry is uncreated: ちなみ.)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 因
* よし Grade: 5
* nanori
For pronunciation and definitions of 因 – see the following entry. :
| 【よし】 | [noun] 由, 因, 縁: reason, significance Alternative spellings 由, 縁 |
(This term, 因, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 因
* よすが Grade: 5
* nanori
For pronunciation and definitions of 因 – see the following entry. :
| 【よすが】 | [noun] something to rely on; a connection, affinity [noun] someone to rely on; a relative [noun] an opportunity, way, means Alternative spellings 縁, 便 |
(This term, 因, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 因 (MC 'jin).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅙᅵᆫ (Yale: qìn) | ᅙᅵᆫ (Yale: qìn) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576 | 인ᄒᆞᆯ (Yale: in-hol) | 인 (Yale: in) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [in]
* Phonetic hangul: [인]

### Hanja

Wikisource 因 (eumhun 인할 인 (inhal in))
* hanja form of 인 (“cause”)

#### Compounds

* 원인 (原因, wonin, “cause”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

因: Hán Nôm readings: nhân, nhằn, dăn, nhăn, nhơn
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Zhuang
### Classifier

因
* Sawndip form of aen