Meaning of 起因 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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起因
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Kana Readingきいん
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Romajikiin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- cause
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Example Sentences
起因, きいん used in context
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彼が提出した結果に明白に見られる誤りは、手順の欠陥というよりは不注意に起因するものである。
The errors apparent in his results are due more to carelessness than faulty procedures.
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The failure resulted from his idleness.
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The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
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これらの非文法的な文は余分な規則Ｆを適用したことに起因している。
These ungrammatical sentences resulted from the application of the additional rule F.
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This fault results from my wrong decision.
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Kanji found in this word
cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
On: イン
Kun: よ.る, ちな.む
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