Japanese symbol for “causing”
誘発
ゆうはつ
Romaji: yuuhatsu
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
In Japanese, causing is 誘発, read ゆうはつ (yuuhatsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “causing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将来 | しょうらい shourai | bringing about; giving rise to; causing |
| 醸成 | じょうせい jousei | arousing; causing; creating |
| よって来たる | よってきたる yottekitaru | originating; causing; beginning |
| 招来 | しょうらい shourai | bringing about; giving rise to; causing |
| 醞醸 | うんじょう unjou | arousing; causing; creating |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誘導 | ゆうどう yuudou | guidance; leading; induction |
| 誘拐 | ゆうかい yuukai | abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping |
| 誘う | さそう sasou | to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for) |
| 誘惑 | ゆうわく yuuwaku | temptation; allurement; lure |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう kan'yuu | invitation; solicitation; canvassing |
| 誘い | さそい sasoi | invitation; introduction |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
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.