Word Meaning 要因

よういん youin

要因 is read as よういん (youin) and means main cause.

Meaning

English

  1. main cause
  2. primary factor

Reading

Kana

よういん

Romaji

youin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3285 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

主要因

しゅよういん

primary factor

リスク要因

りすくよういん

risk factor

経済的要因

けいざいてきよういん

economic factor

至近要因

しきんよういん

proximate cause (in contrast to an ultimate cause)

直接要因

ちょくせつよういん

direct cause

究極要因

きゅうきょくよういん

ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)

要求

ようきゅう

demand

要望

ようぼう

demand for

要する

ようする

to need

要するに

ようするに

in short

かなめ

Japanese photinia

要所

ようしょ

important position

Example Sentences

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There are many factors.

The cause of this illness is stress.

The primary cause of his failure is laziness.

When making your comparison, ensure that the months match up so as to consider seasonal factors.

There seems to be a slight difference on the treatment of the B factor between their approaches.

The government's delay in issuing evacuation advisories has been identified as a main factor in the loss of so many lives during the torrential downpours.