目的因

もくてきいん

Meanings

1. Noun final 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: 作用因 (さよういん).

Kanji

• 目 eye. Read as モク.
• 的 -like. Read as テキ.
• 因 cause. Read as イン.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists