JLPT N1 · Noun

要因 (youin)

要因 (よういん, youin) is a Japanese noun meaning “main cause; primary factor”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よういん
Romaji: youin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

main cause; primary factor · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

Ｂ要因の取り扱いに関して、両者のアプローチにはわずかな違いがあるようだ。

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

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 要因

要

need, main point, essenceヨウ・い.る・かなめ · 9 strokes

因

cause, factor, be associated withイン・よ.る・ちな.む · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 要因.

要るいるto be needed必要ひつようnecessary重要じゅうようimportant主要しゅようchief需要じゅようdemand要求ようきゅうdemand要素ようそelement要点ようてんgist要するにようするにin short要旨ようし(main) point要領ようりょうpoint要請ようせいappeal要望ようぼうdemand for要ようmain point

Source: JMdict entry 1546670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.