Definition of 所為 (せい)

せい

所為

せい

sei

JLPT N3

Common word

noun

•

consequence, outcome, result, blame(usually kana)(often ...のせい)

Related Kanji

所	place, extent
為	do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 62 results)

かれ

じぶん

せいこう

どりょく

い

He ascribed his success to hard work

わたし

私の

とけい

時計

が

５

ふん

おく

That was because my watch was five minutes slow

、

さんじ

かれ

い

もの

It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster

あめ

ふ

くさき

か

Absence of rain caused the plants to die

ねつ

、

あたま

I'm really out of it today. It must be because of my fever

びょうき

わたし

りょこう

い

Illness prevented me from taking a trip

じこ

せま

どうろ

、

わたし

私たち

は

おも

思う

We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident

じこ

へた

うんてん

The accident was due to bad driving

かれ

ゆき

ちこく

He was late because of the snow

しっぱい

きみ

まちが

This failure is due to your mistake

じっさい

きみ

せい

It is in fact your fault

きび

じゅうたく

ふそく

ぼうとう

やちん

The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents

かれ

わる

ようしょう

じだい

た

かれ

かんが

They attributed his bad manners to lack of training in childhood

かれ

彼

は

、

じぶん

せいこう

こううん

He attributed his success to good luck

かれ

しっぱい

おとうと

ひなん

He blamed the failure on his brother

サリー

か

こと

みと

、

じぶん

い

Sally admitted that she borrowed the scarf but said she was not guilty

トム

は

、

しけん

お

びょうき

い

Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness

まど

こわ

かのじょ

She is responsible for this broken window

かれ

じぶん

はいいん

わたし

せ

He accused me of his defeat

かれ

とうちゃく

おく

あめ

Their late arrival was owing to the rain

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