06740402-n 'a justification for something existing or happening';
 
Chinese (simplified) 罪魁祸首 , 因由 , 缘故 , 来由 , 理由 , 原因
English cause 9 ( ⊳ ⊳ ⊳ ) , grounds 1 , reason 1
Indonesian sebab , motif , alasan , pokok kalimat
Japanese 弁明
Definitions
English
a justification for something existing or happening
― he had no cause to complain; they had good reason to rejoice
Japanese
存在している、または起こっている何かを正当化する理由
― 彼が不平を言う理由はなかった; 彼らには、歓喜するもっともな理由があった
Relations
Hyponym: why
Hypernym: justification
Semantic Field: communicationn
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