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形
けい
相
そう
因
いん
Meanings
Noun
Philosophy
1. formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
Kanji used
形
shape
相
towards each other
因
cause
Pitch accent
け
いそ
ういん
Used in: 3
Composed of
形
けい
相
そう
form; appearance; form (in Aristotelianism); eidos
因
いん
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)