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    形相因

    形けい相そう因いん

    formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    けいそういん

    Noun

    1.
    formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
    philosophy

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    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    相
    あい-…(8)
    inter-・mutual・together・each other・minister of state…(4)
    因
    よ.る・ちな.む…(2)
    cause・factor・be associated with・depend on・be limited to
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