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起因 (きいん): Cause / origin — Japanese vocabulary

起因 is read きいん and means "Cause / origin". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

起因

Reading
きいん · kiin
Translation
Cause / origin
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きいんが

Example

この失敗は私の間違った判断に起因する。

このしっぱいはわたしのまちがったはんだんにきいんする。

This fault results from my wrong decision.

Kanji in this word

  • 起 — rise, get up
  • 因 — cause, reason

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