Memory phrase for the Kanji: 因

因

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Meaning reason, cause, origin, source

Pronunciation

IN
yoru

Explanation

Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: big person 大

Mnemonic
 
The fence around the big person has its reason.

Radicals

因 reason, cause
囗 enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

因る よる  to come from
因 いん  cause, factor, hetu (direct cause
原因 げんいん  cause, origin, source
要因 よういん  primary factor, main cause

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