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原因

Reading

Kana: げんいん
Romaji: gen'in
Kana
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Definition

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cause; origin; source

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

Example Sentences

(なに)原因(げんいん)ですか。
➥What's the cause?
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事故(じこ)原因(げんいん)不明(ふめい)だ。
➥The cause of the accident is unknown.
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怠惰(たいだ)破滅(はめつ)原因(げんいん)となる。
➥Idleness leads to ruin.
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原因(げんいん)(あき)らかにする。
➥Clear up the cause.
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()(にん)反目(はんもく)原因(げんいん)(きん)だ。
➥Money set them against each other.
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事故(じこ)原因(げんいん)完全(かんぜん)(なぞ)だ。
➥The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
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