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原因: cause, origin, source | JLPT N4 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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原因(げんいん)

げんいん

cause, origin, source

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Reading and meaning

Reading: げんいん
Romaji: genin
Meaning: cause, origin, source
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)を調(しら)べています。
We are investigating the cause of the accident.
頭痛(ずつう)の原因(げんいん)が分(わ)かりました。
I found out the cause of the headache.
遅刻(ちこく)の原因(げんいん)は寝坊(ねぼう)でした。
The cause of being late was oversleeping.
この病気(びょうき)の原因(げんいん)は何(なん)ですか。
What is the cause of this illness?

Kanji in this lesson

原meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wildernessJLPT N4 因cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited toJLPT N3

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