せい
N3 sei
- cause
- reason
- fault
noun
Also written 所為
Chinese meanings
原因;过错
Examples
- あなたの頭痛は過労のせいだ。Your headache comes from overwork.你的头痛是过劳造成的。
- 彼は失敗を弟のせいだと非難した。He blamed the failure on his brother.他责怪弟弟导致了失败。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('42d77d4da9'); // せい
{
"id": "42d77d4da9",
"word": "せい",
"reading": "せい",
"romaji": "sei",
"meanings": [
"cause",
"reason",
"fault"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1610040,
"other_forms": [
"所為"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あなたの頭痛は過労のせいだ。",
"furigana": "あなたの{頭痛|ずつう}は{過労|かろう}のせいだ。",
"en": "Your headache comes from overwork.",
"tatoeba_id": 233064
},
{
"ja": "彼は失敗を弟のせいだと非難した。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{失敗|しっぱい}を{弟|おとうと}のせいだと{非難|ひなん}した。",
"en": "He blamed the failure on his brother.",
"tatoeba_id": 104749
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "6f2a8db8d80e09d24fbd91c8bc7f3f33956d07c3e9fc833ed355a09a62997f09",
"meanings": [
"原因",
"过错"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あなたの頭痛は過労のせいだ。",
"zh": "你的头痛是过劳造成的。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は失敗を弟のせいだと非難した。",
"zh": "他责怪弟弟导致了失败。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/42d77d4da9",
"JMdict ent_seq 1610040; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "b8d2bed895b97a847825225fb32d6d0c2c928f8e0a47ff273fabf56e39ccf2c3",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}