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要因
よういん
N1
particle
Meanings
1
primary factor
2
main cause
Example sentence
彼らのけんかには多くの要因がからんでいる。
There are many factors behind the quarrel between them.
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Kanji in this word
要
Need, Main Point, Essence
9 strokes
因
Cause, Factor, Be Associated With
6 strokes
More words with
要
要請
ようせい ·
claim
N1
重要
じゅうよう ·
important
N3
必要
ひつよう ·
necessary
N4
要求
ようきゅう ·
request
N3
主要
しゅよう ·
chief
Full entry on Jisho
N3
需要
じゅよう ·
demand
N3
要望
ようぼう ·
demand for
N1
要素
ようそ ·
element
N3
More words with
因
原因
げんいん ·
cause
N4
本因坊
ほんいんぼう ·
Hon'inbō
死因
しいん ·
cause of death
一因
いちいん ·
one cause
因みに
ちなみに ·
by the way
因果
いんが ·
cause and effect
敗因
はいいん ·
cause of defeat
主因
しゅいん ·
primary cause
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