因いん果が

noun

cause and effect; causality

Philosophical or analytical term for the relationship between cause and effect. Common in academic, scientific, and everyday explanatory contexts.

• 因いん果が関かん係けいを明あきらかにする必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to clarify the causal relationship.

• この現げん象しょうの因いん果がを解かい明めいするのは難むずかしい。

  It is difficult to elucidate the cause and effect of this phenomenon.

noun

karma; fate

Buddhist concept of karmic cause and effect; also used more broadly for one's (often unfortunate) destiny or fate.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、因いん果が応おう報ほうという考かんがえ方かたがある。

  In Buddhism, there is the concept of karmic retribution.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの因いん果がを嘆なげいた。

  He lamented his fate.

na-adjective

unfortunate; ill-fated

Adjectival use describing a person or situation as unlucky or doomed. Often used in set phrases like 因果な身の上 or 因果な星の下に生まれる.

• 因いん果がな身みの上うえだと思おもって諦あきらめるしかない。

  I have no choice but to resign myself to my unfortunate circumstances.

• 彼かれは因いん果がな星ほしの下もとに生うまれたと言いえる。

  You could say he was born under an unlucky star.