げんいん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. cause; origin; source
Kanji used
original
cause
Pitch accent
んいん
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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)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
source, cause of an accident
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.