遠えん因いん

noun

remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

Refers to a cause that is not immediate or direct, often contrasted with 近因 (proximate cause). Used in analytical, historical, or formal discussions.

See also: 近因

• その事じ件けんの遠えん因いんは、数すう年ねん前まえの政せい策さく変へん更こうにあると言いわれている。

  The remote cause of the incident is said to lie in a policy change several years ago.

• 経けい済ざい危き機きの遠えん因いんを探さぐる。

  Investigate the underlying causes of the economic crisis.