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要因よういん

youin

primary factor, main cause

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Example sentence

富は幸福の一要因ではあろう。

Wealth may be a factor of happiness.

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Kanji in 要因

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
要る	N5	いる	いるto need
必要	N4	ひつよう	ひつようnecessary, needed, essential
原因	N4	げんいん	げんいんcause, origin, source
重要	N3	じゅうよう	じゅうようimportant, essential
要素	N3	ようそ	ようそelement
要求	N3	ようきゅう	ようきゅうrequest, demand
需要	N3	じゅよう	じゅようdemand
主要	N3	しゅよう	しゅようchief, main

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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