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成因 (せいいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい因いん

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Meanings

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noun

origin; cause; genesis

Refers to the origin or cause of something, often used in scientific or formal contexts to describe how something came into being.

この病びょう気きの成せい因いんはまだ解かい明めいされていない。
The cause of this disease has not yet been elucidated.
火か山ざんの成せい因いんについて研けん究きゅうしている。
I am researching the origin of volcanoes.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
因cause, factor, be associated with

Similar words

原げん因いん
原因 is the common word for 'cause' in everyday contexts, while 成因 is more formal and often used in academic or technical discussions about origins.
起き源げん
起源 emphasizes the historical or evolutionary beginning of something, whereas 成因 focuses on the causal mechanism or process of formation.

Etymology

Compound of 成 (sei, 'become, form') and 因 (in, 'cause, factor'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of a formative cause.