原因 (Genin) is a Japanese noun meaning “cause, origin, source”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcause; origin; source
Examples
爆発の原因は何だったの？
What was the cause of the explosion?
二人の反目の原因は金だ。
Money set them against each other.
怠惰は破滅の原因となる。
Idleness leads to ruin.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).