Illustration: In a Japanese apartment kitchen, a resident discovers a puddle spreading across the floor beneath the sink. A dishcloth has become trapped under the running tap and drapes over the basin’s rim, carrying water down its length onto the floor.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

起き因いん

kiin

to result from, to be caused by

Usually follows the cause marked by に. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

失敗しっぱいは彼かれの怠惰たいだに起因きいんしていた。
The failure resulted from his idleness.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
この失敗しっぱいは私わたしの間違まちがった判断はんだんに起因きいんする。
This fault results from my wrong decision.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
自動車事故じどうしゃじこの大部分だいぶぶんが運転者うんてんしゃの不注意ふちゅういに起因きいんする。
Most car accidents happen because drivers aren’t paying attention.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 起因

起rouse; wake upOnキKunおきる・おこる・おこす
因cause; factorOnインKunよる・ちなむ

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