形相因

けいそういん

Meanings

1. Noun formal 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: 作用因 (さよういん). See also: 目的因 (もくてきいん).

Kanji

• 形 shape. Read as ケイ.
• 相 mutual. Read as ソウ.
• 因 cause. Read as イン.

Word lists

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