# 姻 — marry into; in-law

姻 means “marry into; in-law”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: イン (in). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: marry into; in-law
- On'yomi: イン (in)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 2

## How to remember 姻

Sounds like 因: both read イン.

Parts: 女 woman · 因 cause

## Don't confuse it with

[因](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cause/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [妖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewitching/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/)

## More in the “Family 2” set

[娠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnancy/) · [伯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-older-than-one-s-parent/) · [叔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-younger-than-one-s-parent/) · [姻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/) · [婿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bridegroom/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/) · [戚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relatives/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/. Last updated 2026-11-01.