所為 (せい): cause, reason, fault — Japanese vocabulary
所為 is read せい and means "cause, reason, fault". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
所為
- Reading
- せい · sei
- Translation
- cause, reason, fault
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- せいが
Example
学校が休みになったのは雪のせいだった。
がっこうがやすみになったのはゆきのせいだった。
The school's closure was due to the snow.
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