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起因

基因

Reading

Kana: きいん
Romaji: kiin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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cause; origin

Kanji

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation

Example Sentences

失敗(しっぱい)(かれ)怠惰(たいだ)起因(きいん)していた。
➥The failure resulted from his idleness.
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機械(きかい)時代(じだい)(くる)しみは機械(きかい)そのものに起因(きいん)するのではない。
➥The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
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(かれ)提出(ていしゅつ)した結果(けっか)明白(めいはく)()られる(あやま)りは、手順(てじゅん)欠陥(けっかん)というよりは不注意(ふちゅうい)起因(きいん)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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この失敗(しっぱい)(わたし)間違(まちが)った判断(はんだん)起因(きいん)する。
➥This fault results from my wrong decision.
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これらの()文法的(ぶんぽうてき)(ぶん)余分(よぶん)規則(きそく)Fを適用(てきよう)したことに起因(きいん)している。
➥These ungrammatical sentences resulted from the application of the additional rule F.
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