Kanji 然 sort of thing, so, if so 故 happenstance, especially, intentionally Related words したがって Standard modern conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'accordingly'. Used in both spoken and written Japanese, whereas 然るが故に is literary and archaic.
それゆえに Also a formal/literary 'therefore', but more common than 然るが故に . それゆえに can appear in modern formal writing, while 然るが故に is distinctly classical.
Written forms 然しか るが 故ゆえ に
Classical kanji spelling; primarily found in older or formal literary texts.
しかるが 故ゆえ に
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; also literary and uncommon in modern writing.
Etymology Classical Japanese construction combining 然る (sikaru, 'to be so') + が (possessive/connective particle) + 故に (yueni, 'because of'). The phrase fossilized as a formal conjunction meaning 'for that reason'.
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