遠因

Chinese

far; distant; remote cause; reason; because
trad. (遠因) 遠 因
simp. (远因) 远 因

Pronunciation


Noun

遠因

  1. indirect cause; distant cause; remote cause

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遠因):
  • → Japanese: 遠因(えんいん) (en'in)
  • → Korean: 원인(遠因) (wonin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遠 因
えん
Grade: 2
いん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

遠(えん)因(いん) • (en'in) 

  1. indirect cause, distant cause, remote cause
    その事件(じけん)は戦争(せんそう)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす遠因(えんいん)となった。
    Sono jiken wa sensō o hikiokosu en'in to natta.
    The incident turned out to be a distant cause of the war.
  2. underlying cause
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