いん

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
causefactor
Noun
hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
Noun
the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

Example Sentences

諸悪(しょあく)(いん)()つ。

To cut off the root cause of all evil.

(すべ)ての結果(けっか)には(いん)がある。

Every result has a cause.

過労(かろう)病気(びょうき)(いん)になることもある。

Overwork can sometimes be the cause of illness.

その一言(ひとこと)二人(ふたり)(わか)れの(いん)だった。

That one remark was the cause of their breakup.

(ちい)さな誤解(ごかい)(おお)きな(あらそ)いの(いん)となった。

A small misunderstanding became the cause of a big conflict.