因る (よる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

因る (よる) means depend on / be due to / according to.

See example sentences below.

因る at a glance

因る

よるyoru

N3verb

depend on / be due to / according to

因るよるyoruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

depend on / be due to / according to

Example 1

天気によって試合が変わる。

Translation

The game changes depending on the weather.

Example 2

法律によると、これは違法です。

Translation

According to the law, this is illegal.