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げんいん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. cause; origin; source
Alt. forms
原げん因いん
99%
げんいん
Pitch accent
げ
んいん
Conjugations...Used in: 11
Composed of
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
cause unknown
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
source, cause of an accident
8 more...
Examples (78 in total)
What was the cause of the explosion?
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The cause of the fire was known.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
We are looking into the cause of the accident.
What started the fire?
What is the cause of such a failure?
The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
What was the cause of your quarrel?
The committee inquired into the cause of the accident.
The cause of this illness is stress.
I can't sleep because of the noise.
The accident was due to his carelessness.
He got sick from overwork.
The cause of Tom's illness was overeating.
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
The cause of his death was a car accident.
The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.
The real problem lies in his character.
What was the cause for this fight in the first place?
The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
At present, the cause of the disease is unknown.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
He died from the cold last night.
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
His death was owing to his reckless driving.
The same cause does not always give rise to the same effect.
Cause and effect react upon each other.
Common causes of stress are work and human relationships.
Idleness often accounts for poverty.
The cause of the traffic accident was reported by the police.
This mistake is due to his carelessness.
I think the cause lies with Tom.
Poverty often engenders crime.
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.
What's the cause of my condition?
That forest fire happened from natural cause.
The immediate cause of his failure was lack of study.
The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment.
Smog causes plants to die.
These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
Gastroenteritis is often caused by the norovirus.
What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?
We know very little about the cause of this disease.
We must make a close analysis of the causes of the accident.
The police are investigating the cause of the crash.
The same cause often gives rise to different effects.
Her behavior gave rise to rumors.
We must find out the cause and get rid of it.
The workman died from the explosion.
His analysis of the causes of the uprising was correct.
His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.
Their nationalism was one cause of the war.
Smoking is responsible for many cases of lung cancer.
Smoke coming from chimneys is a cause of air pollution.
Most car accidents occur due to the inattention of the driver.
We carry out some research into the causes of brain damage.
A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident.
They agreed to look into the causes of the accident.
I ask these questions by way of finding out the cause of the accident.
A lot of buildings collapsed in Japan due to the earthquake yesterday.
The Forensic Investigation Unit is trying to determine the cause of today's fire.
The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.
If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.
The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches.
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
Is the source of the erectile dysfunction of my husband the fact that he started drinking?
My wrist and forearm hurt, I think I might be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
Society must do away with laws which cause racial discrimination.
The outside walls of the auditorium are terribly stained. It is, in part, due to acid rain.
Experts have failed to come up with an explanation of why the explosion happened.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
In medical research, one of the first problems is to isolate the cause of the disease.
The water pressure caused the pipe to burst.