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原因

げんいん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • cause
  • origin
  • source

Related Kanji

原 meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
因 cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

Example Sentences

それで事故の原因が分かった。
That accounts for the accident.
問題の原因は部署間のコミュニケーションの欠如にある。
The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.
彼は事故の原因が自分にあると十分に自覚していた。
He fully realizes that he was the cause of the accident.
頭の上の磁石がその原因だった。
The magnets on their heads were responsible for that.
スモッグは植物が枯れる原因となる。
Smog causes plants to die.