Keyword
cause
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig626
Readings
いん
(96%)
ちな
(1%)
Composed of
closed box
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Used in kanji (6 in total)
debt of gratitude
windpipe
matrimony
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Used in vocabulary (154 in total)
cause; origin; source
main cause; primary factor
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
Examples (123 in total)
What is the cause of such a failure?
That's the cause of his failure.
The real problem lies in his character.
What was the cause of the explosion?
We know very little about the cause of this disease.
This has come about through several causes.
There were a number of reasons for this accident.
The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
We need to study the cause and effect of the accident closely.
The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
What was the cause of your quarrel?
They agreed to look into the causes of the accident.
What was the cause for this fight in the first place?
The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
The cause of the accident is not known to us.
At present, the cause of the disease is unknown.
We must make a close analysis of the causes of the accident.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
He died from the cold last night.
The police are investigating the cause of the crash.
The committee inquired into the cause of the accident.
The investigating committee is looking into the cause of the accident.
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
What accounts for these symptoms hasn't been discovered yet.
His death was owing to his reckless driving.
The cause of this illness is stress.
The same cause does not always give rise to the same effect.
Cause and effect react upon each other.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The police will look into the cause of the fire.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
In medical research, one of the first problems is to isolate the cause of the disease.
The same cause often gives rise to different effects.
Her behavior gave rise to rumors.
I ask these questions by way of finding out the cause of the accident.
Experts have failed to come up with an explanation of why the explosion happened.
We must find out the cause and get rid of it.
These two factors are independent of each other.
What is the main cause of the crime?
There are many factors.
Cost is a definite factor in making our decision.
Health is an important factor of happiness.
Wealth may be a factor of happiness.
Honesty was the most important factor in his success.
I thought of various factors before I acted.
The cause of the fire was known.
Common causes of stress are work and human relationships.
The workman died from the explosion.
The machine was too complicated for us to find out the cause of the trouble.
The cause of his death still remains a mystery.
The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.
The primary cause of his failure is laziness.
Idleness often accounts for poverty.
His analysis of the causes of the uprising was correct.
His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
I can't sleep because of the noise.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The cause of the traffic accident was reported by the police.
The police are looking into the cause of the traffic accident.
This mistake is due to his carelessness.
In my understanding, those two experiments do not have common factors.
I think the cause lies with Tom.
Do you know why Tom and Mary got divorced?
The cause of Tom's death is still shrouded in mystery.
Tom wanted to know the cause of the accident.
Tom committed suicide because he was bullied at school.
There are many factors behind the quarrel between them.
The accident caused traffic confusion.
A lot of buildings collapsed in Japan due to the earthquake yesterday.
The Forensic Investigation Unit is trying to determine the cause of today's fire.
Poverty often engenders crime.
Poverty is still the major cause of crime.
The accident was due to his carelessness.
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
The failure resulted from his idleness.
The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
He got sick from overwork.
The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.
Great effort was one factor in his success.
Diligence was the principal factor in his remarkable promotion.
Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.
We are looking into the cause of the accident.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
The police are now investigating the cause of the accident.
The police are now inquiring into the cause of the fire.
The cause of Tom's illness was overeating.
Several factors operated to help prices go up.
If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.
What's the cause of my condition?
The water pressure caused the pipe to burst.
That forest fire happened from natural cause.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
The cause of death was a heart attack.
The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches.
The immediate cause of his failure was lack of study.
What started the fire?
Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.
Society must do away with laws which cause racial discrimination.
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment.
Their nationalism was one cause of the war.
Smoking is responsible for many cases of lung cancer.
It may cause lung cancer, too.
The cause of his death was a car accident.
Smog causes plants to die.
The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.
Smoke coming from chimneys is a cause of air pollution.
Most car accidents occur due to the inattention of the driver.
The outside walls of the auditorium are terribly stained. It is, in part, due to acid rain.
How long adolescence continues is determined by biological factors.
The cause of the accident is still obscure.
Motivation is one of the factors which affect the learning process.
The police carefully investigated the cause of the accident.
These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
Is the source of the erectile dysfunction of my husband the fact that he started drinking?
Gastroenteritis is often caused by the norovirus.
We carry out some research into the causes of brain damage.
What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?
My wrist and forearm hurt, I think I might be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.
A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident.