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    3. 外因

    外因

    外がい因いん

    the surface reason

    NTNounScience & MathKanji Vocab11 strokes

    がいいん

    Noun

    1.
    the surface reason

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    Kanji that make up this word

    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    因
    よ.る・ちな.む…(2)
    cause・factor・be associated with・depend on・be limited to
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