目もく的てき因いんもくてきいんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounfinal causephilosophy›In Aristotelian philosophy, the purpose or end for which something exists; one of the four causes. Often contrasted with 質料因 (material cause), 形相因 (formal cause), and 作用因 (efficient cause).See also: 質料因 · 形相因 · 作用因アリストテレスの