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    3. 起因

    起因

    起き因いん

    to be caused by

    KMT7News #17+1Science & MathKanji Vocab16 strokes

    基因

    きいん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to

    Noun

    2.
    cause, origin

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    その問もん題だいは、コミュニケーション不ぶ足そくに起き因いんする。

    That problem is caused by a lack of communication.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    今こん回かいの事じ故こは、人じん為い的てきなミスに起き因いんすることが判はん明めいした。

    It was found that this accident was caused by human error.

    KMT7Science & MathWork & Career
    病びょう気きの多おおくは、遺い伝でん的てき要よう因いんや生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんに起き因いんする。

    Many diseases are caused by genetic factors and lifestyle habits.

    KMT7Science & MathMedicine & Health
    この現げん象しょうは、特とく定ていの化か学がく反はんの応うに起き因いんするものであると推すい測そくされる。

    This phenomenon is presumed to be caused by a specific chemical reaction.

    KMT7Science & Math
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かは、主おもに二に酸さん化か炭たん素その排はい出しゅつ量りょう増ぞう加かに起き因いんすると考かんがえられている。

    Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by the increase in carbon dioxide emissions.

    KMT8Science & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    因
    よ.る・ちな.む…(2)
    cause・factor・be associated with・depend on・be limited to
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