げんいん – Vocabulary details

げんいん

Noun

Verb (する)

1. cause; origin; source

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んいん

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

cause unknown

investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin

source, cause of an accident

爆ばく発はつのげんいんは何なんだったの？

What was the cause of the explosion?

火か事じのげんいんは不ふ明めいだ。

The cause of the fire is unknown.

火か事じのげんいんが明あきらかになった。

The cause of the fire was known.

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