EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    by means of; due to; because of; according to

    Usually written using kana alone

    ある研究によれば、ガンによる女性の死亡数の中では肺がんが17%を占めている。
    A study shows lung cancer accounts for 17% of women's cancer deaths.

Also written に因る【による】に拠る【による】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

Kun
よ.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
906 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

より

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2023.2Four corner code
2165deroo
4f9dUnicode hex code
1-16-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
426Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
191New Nelson (John Haig)
84New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
61Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
65Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
971Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1045Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1177A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
780Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
607Morohashi
1001A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
678Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1148Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
890Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
85Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
980Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level