じゅう
いん
ねん

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅう
いん
ねん
十二因縁 じゅうにいんねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
cause, factor, be associated with
イン ちな.む よ.る (5th, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
affinity, relation, connection
エン -ネン ふち (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
divination
タン (Kentei 1)
pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)