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ๅ
Cause, Reason
ใใ (yoru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
ๅ is commonly used in formal Japanese to explain causes and reasons, especially in newspapers and official documents.
Memory Trick
Something trapped inside a box becomes the cause of everything that happens afterward.
Readings
Onyomi: ใคใณ (in)
Kunyomi: ใใ (yoru)
Example Words
ๅๅ
ใใใใ (gen'in)
Cause
่ฆๅ
ใใใใ (youin)
Factor
ๅ ๆ
ใใใ (inga)
Cause and effect
ๅๅ ไธๆ
ใใใใใตใใ (gen'in fumei)
Unknown cause
Example Sentence
ไบๆ ใฎๅๅ ใ่ชฟในใฆใใพใใ
ใใใฎ ใใใใ ใ ใใในใฆใใพใใ
jiko no gen'in o shirabeteimasu
They are investigating the cause of the accident.