作用因

さよういん

Meanings

1. Noun efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?") See also: 質料因 (しつりょういん). See also: 形相因 (けいそういん). See also: 目的因 (もくてきいん).

Kanji

• 作 make. Read as サ.
• 用 use. Read as ヨウ.
• 因 cause. Read as イン.

Word lists

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