要よう因いん
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Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
1. main cause; primary factor
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よういん
Used in vocabulary
至し近きん要よう因いん
proximate cause (in contrast to an ultimate cause)
Noun
究きゅう極きょく要よう因いん
ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)
Noun
直ちょく接せつ要よう因いん
direct cause; proximate cause
Noun
外がい的てき要よう因いん
external factor; external cause; extrinsic factor
Noun
内ない的てき要よう因いん
internal factor; internal cause; intrinsic factor
Noun
Examples15
There seems to be a slight difference on the treatment of the B factor between their approaches.
I thought of various factors before I acted.
Health is an important factor of happiness.
These two factors are independent of each other.
There are many factors behind the quarrel between them.
The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.