それゆえ

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Meanings

1

therefore; for that reason; so

usually written using kana alone

A formal or written conjunction that states a logical consequence. In casual speech, だから is more common.

彼かれは証しょう拠こを隠かくした。それゆえ、有ゆう罪ざいと判はん断だんされた。
He hid the evidence. Therefore, he was found guilty.
この問もん題だいは複ふく雑ざつだ。それゆえ、慎しん重ちょうな対たい応おうが必ひつ要ようだ。
This problem is complex. For that reason, a careful response is needed.

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Kanji

故happenstance, especially, intentionally
其that

Related words

だからN4
だから is the casual, everyday equivalent of それ故, while それ故 sounds formal and literary.
したがってN3
したがって and それ故 are both formal, but したがって is more common in academic or logical argumentation.
ゆえに
ゆえに is an even more literary, terse variant of それ故, often seen in written proofs or classical-style writing.
そのためN3
そのため is a neutral, widely-used way to state a reason or result, less formal-sounding than それ故.
よってN1
それゆえ is a literary equivalent of よって, often found in essays or formal reasoning, with a slightly more old-fashioned tone.

Word family

それゆえに
therefore; and so; for that reason

Written forms

それ故ゆえ
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana.
其それ故ゆえ
Rare kanji spelling using 其れ; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of それ (that) and 故 (reason/cause). The kanji 故 carries the meaning of 'reason' or 'cause', giving the literal sense 'for that reason'.