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What does 原因 (げんいん, gen'in) mean?

原因 (げんいん, gen'in) means cause.

Quick facts
Readingげんいん
Romajigen'in
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
げんいん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongen'in

cause

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive cause; origin; source

Example sentences

  • The cause of the fire is still unknown.

  • The teacher is investigating the cause of the accident.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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