“Cause and effect” in Japanese
Short answer
Cause and effect in Japanese is “因果” (inga). Full meaning: cause and effect, causality; karma, fate; unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated.
Other ways to say “Cause and effect” in Japanese
原因結果
gen'inkekka cause and effect, causality
因果因縁
ingainnen cause and effect, karma, retribution, an evil cause producing an evil effect
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