同じ原因が同じ結果を引き起こすとは限らない。

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English Translation

The same cause does not always give rise to the same effect.

Furigana

同(おな)じ原因(げんいん)が同(おな)じ結果(けっか)を引(ひ)き起(お)こすとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Onaji gen'in ga onaji kekka o hikiokosu to wa kagiranai.

Words

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

結果 (けっか)

result; consequence; outcome; effect; coming to fruition; bearing fruit

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

引き起こす (ひきおこす)

to cause; to induce; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to