Entry
  1. Noun

    convention; tired tradition; old custom

    negative nuance

    科学の進歩は因襲によってしばしば阻害された。
    Progress in science was often barred by convention.

Also written 因襲【いんしゅう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

Kun
よ.るちな.む
On
イン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
636 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3s3.2The Kanji Dictionary
6043.0Four corner code
1463deroo
56e0Unicode hex code
1-16-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1026Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
939New Nelson (John Haig)
3054New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3792Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2629Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
583Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
626Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
646A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
311Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
462Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4693Morohashi
614A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
554Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
563Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548sakade
420Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
643henshall3
655Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
485crowley
406Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
337Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
590Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

learn

Kun
なら.うなら.い
On
シュウジュ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
706 of 2500
Radical
feather
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-5SKIP code
4c7.11The Kanji Dictionary
1760.2Four corner code
3578deroo
7fd2Unicode hex code
1-29-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3675Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4681New Nelson (John Haig)
2667New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
574Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
616Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
665A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
320Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28672PMorohashi
307A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
591Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
601Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426sakade
238Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
323henshall3
373Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1572Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
581Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi2Pinyin reading
seubKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level