Reading

Kana: いん
Romaji: in
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

cause; factor

2

hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)

(Buddhist term)
See also: (reading えん, entry #5)
3

the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

See also: 因明

Kanji

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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(おや)因果(いんが)()(むく)いる。
➥The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.
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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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(かれ)死因(しいん)はガンだった。
➥He died of cancer.
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死因(しいん)心臓(しんぞう)発作(ほっさ)だった。
➥The cause of death was a heart attack.
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