Japanese symbol for “causal”
因果的
いんがてき
Romaji: ingateki
causal
In Japanese, causal is 因果的, read いんがてき (ingateki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na causal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 要因 | よういん youin | main cause; primary factor |
| 死因 | しいん shiin | cause of death |
| 一因 | いちいん ichiin | one cause; one reason; one factor |
| 因果 | いんが inga | cause and effect; causality |
| 因子 | いんし inshi | factor |
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result; consequence; outcome |
| 効果 | こうか kouka | effect; effectiveness; efficacy |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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