起き因いん

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起因する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Intransitive verb used with に to mark the cause. Common in formal, written, or news contexts.

Noun use, often in compounds like 起因物質 (causative agent) or formal statements.

〈事こと〉は〈事こと〉に起き因いんするX is caused by Y (formal, written style)
事じ故こは運うん転てん者しゃの不ふ注ちゅう意いに起き因いんする。
The accident was caused by the driver's carelessness.
〈事こと〉の起き因いんとなるto become the cause/origin of X
小ちいさな誤ご解かいが大おおきな対たい立りつの起き因いんとなった。
A small misunderstanding became the cause of a major conflict.

原げん因いんN4sense 2
原因 is the everyday word for 'cause', while 起因 is a more formal term often used in written or analytical explanations of causation.
由ゆ来らいN2sense 1
由来 highlights the historical or etymological origin of something, whereas 起因 points to a direct causal factor, and both can take に in a suru-verb frame.
起き源げんN1sense 2
起源 is a noun meaning 'origin' in a broad, often historical sense, while 起因 specifically names the cause behind an event or state.
基もとづくN3sense 1
基づく means 'to be based on' and often describes a logical or factual foundation, while 起因する describes a causal chain leading to a result.

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根ねざす
起因する is used for a specific cause of an event or problem, while 根ざす describes a broader, ongoing state of being grounded in something.
係かかる
係る can describe an outcome being the work or result of someone, while 起因する specifically emphasizes cause-and-effect, meaning 'to originate from' or 'be caused by'.

起き因いんUsage95%
Standard kanji form; widely used in news and formal writing.
基き因いんUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 起因 is strongly preferred.

Sino-Japanese compound of 起 (ki, 'arise') and 因 (in, 'cause').