げんいん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. verursachen; Ursache; Grund; Anlass; Veranlassung; Wurzel
Kanji used
original
cause
Pitch accent
んいん
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Composed of
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Ursache; Grund; Anlass; direkte Ursache; innere Ursache
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
unbekannten Ursprungs; aus unbekannter Ursache; unbekannte Ursache
Klärung der Ursache; Untersuchung der Ursache
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
causative microorganism; pathogenic bacteria; pathogen
cause analysis; causal analysis; diagnosis
Kausalbehandlung; Kausaltherapie; Therapie, die an der Ursache ansetzt und nicht nur die Symptome mildert
actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
Examples (77 in total)
What was the cause of the explosion?
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The cause of the fire was known.