因果 Cause And Effect

Meaning

Primary

Cause And Effect

Alternative

Karma

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have a cause, and you have the fruit (aka result) that it has created. Put them together and you get cause and effect. Some might even call this karma.

因果 refers to the relationship of one thing leading to another. You'll see it in phrases like 因果関係 (causal relationship) or 因果応報 (you reap what you sow).

Reading

いんが

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You know these readings already, so you should be fine here — just look out for the rendaku on 果 changing it from か to が.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 因果〜

  因果関係

  causal relationship

  因果応報

  you reap what you sow, what goes around comes around

Context Sentences

因果関係を証明するのは難しいでしょうね。

It's probably hard to prove causality.

まったく、何の因果でこんなことになったのか…。

Honestly… what did I do to deserve this?

それはまさに因果応報だった。

That was truly karmic retribution.

Kanji Composition

1. 因

   いん Cause
2. 果

   か Fruit