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How to say 'Fault' in Japanese | 所為

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The Japanese word for Fault is 'Sei', written as 所為 in Japanese.'Fault' in hiragana is せい.

    word

    所為

    Meaning

    Fault

    Reading

    せい

    sei

    Kanji

    所Place 為Do, Sake

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '所為 (せい)' means 'fault' or 'cause'. It is often used to indicate the reason or cause of a negative outcome, typically implying blame or responsibility. For example: It's your fault that we lost「私たちが負けたのは君の所為だ」(わたしたちがまけたのはきみのせいだ). The rain is the reason we couldn't go「雨の所為で行けなかった」(あめのせいでいけなかった). Note that '所為' is often used in a negative context and can carry a nuance of blame or responsibility for an undesirable situation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    870

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 所為

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

  • kanji

    為

    Meaning

    Do, Sake

Words Related to 所為 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

  • word

    所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    便所

    Meaning

    Toilet

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    所得

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    停留所

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    箇所

    Meaning

    Point, Place

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    住所

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    役所

    Meaning

    Government, Office

  • word

    所属

    Meaning

    Affiliation

  • word

    台所

    Meaning

    Kitchen

  • word

    裁判所

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    至る所

    Meaning

    Everywhere

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    所在

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    短所

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    派出所

    Meaning

    Police box

Words Related to 所為 Through the Kanji 為

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 為 as well.

  • word

    為る

    Meaning

    Do

  • word

    為

    Meaning

    Sake, Benefit

  • word

    行為

    Meaning

    Act

  • word

    為さる

    Meaning

    Do

  • word

    為替

    Meaning

    Exchange

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'Sei' means 'Fault' .

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