Japanese Conversation · Level 130
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Japanese word
因果
Pronunciation
Romajiinga
Meaning
- nouncausality
Example
統計だけでは因果を証明できません。tō kei da ke de wa in ga o shō mei de ki ma se n
Statistics alone cannot prove causality.
More examples
相関が見られても、因果があるとは限りません。sō kan ga mi ra re te mo in ga ga a ru to wa kagi ri ma se n
The presence of a correlation does not necessarily imply causation.
Core concept
Describes the link in which one event or condition produces another, rather than merely occurring alongside it.
Common phrases
因果を証明するin ga o shō mei su ru
prove causality
因果を推定するin ga o sui tei su ru
estimate causality
因果を示すin ga o shime su
show causality
Similar words
因果性ingasei: The relationship between a cause and its effect.
因果関係ingakankei: A relationship in which one event or condition produces another.
相関sōkan: A connection in which two events or conditions vary together without one producing the other.
Definition in Japanese
ある事柄が別の事柄を生じさせる、原因と結果の関係。a ru koto gara ga betsu no koto gara o shō ji sa se ru gen in to kek ka no kan kei
Word origin
因 (in, "cause") + 果 (ka, "result") form 因果 (inga), a Sino-Japanese compound meaning the relation between a cause and its result.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, speakers often use "caused" more strongly than the evidence supports, so "may have caused" marks an unconfirmed link.
Other meanings
- cause and effectnoun
Related words
- 因果性ingaseicausalitynoun
- 因果的ingatekicausalna-adjective