adverb
by extension; in turn; consequently
Used to introduce a further consequence or implication, often in the phrase ひいては. Indicates that something leads to a broader or additional result.
See also: ひいては
環境保護は、ひいては私たちの健康を守ることにつながる。
Environmental protection leads, by extension, to protecting our health.
この問題を解決することが、ひいては会社全体の利益になる。
Solving this problem will, in turn, benefit the entire company.
Means 'therefore' or 'accordingly', indicating a direct logical consequence, while ひいて suggests a broader, extended implication.
Derived from the verb 引く (ひく, 'to pull'), with the conjunctive form 引きて contracting to ひいて. The original sense of 'pulling' extended metaphorically to 'leading to a further result'.