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因
Cause, Reason
よる (yoru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
因 is commonly used in formal Japanese to explain causes and reasons, especially in newspapers and official documents.
Memory Trick
Something trapped inside a box becomes the cause of everything that happens afterward.
Readings
Onyomi: イン (in)
Kunyomi: よる (yoru)
Example Words
原因
げんいん (gen'in)
Cause
要因
よういん (youin)
Factor
因果
いんが (inga)
Cause and effect
原因不明
げんいんふめい (gen'in fumei)
Unknown cause
Example Sentence
事故の原因を調べています。
じこの げんいん を しらべています。
jiko no gen'in o shirabeteimasu
They are investigating the cause of the accident.