Meaning of 死因(しいん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 死因

Kana Reading しいん

Romaji shiin

Examples of 死因, しいん in a sentence

彼の死因はガンだった。

He died of cancer.
彼の死因はいまだに謎である。

The cause of his death still remains a mystery.
叔父の死因は癌だったそうです。

I hear my uncle died of cancer.
死因は心臓発作だった。

The cause of death was a heart attack.
タバコを吸う人の数は、増えている。だから、ガンは間もなく、一番多い死因となるだろう。

The number of people who smoke is increasing, so cancer will soon be the most common cause of death.

因 JLPT 3

6 strokes

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: よ.る, ちな.む

死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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