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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

原げん因いん

gen'in

cause

Example sentences

  1. それが彼かれの失敗しっぱいの原因げんいんだ。

    That’s the cause of his failure.

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  2. 何なにが原因げんいんですか。

    What’s the cause?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 原因げんいんを明あきらかにする。

    Clear up the cause.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 原因

  • 原meadow; originalOnゲンKunはら
  • 因cause; factorOnインKunよる・ちなむ

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