“Cause” in Japanese
Other ways to say “Cause” in Japanese
因
in cause, factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
因由
inyu cause
惹起
jakki bringing about, cause, provocation
謂れ
iware reason, cause; history, origin
来由
raiyu origin, cause
成因
seiin origin, cause
原由
genyu reason, cause
事由
jiyuu reason, cause
起因
kiin to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to; cause, origin
火種
hidane live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.), trigger
所為
shoi act, deed, one's doing; cause, reason; consequence, outcome, result, blame, fault
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