もくてきいん
Meanings
Noun
Philosophy
1. final cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
Pitch accent
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Composed of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)