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A1 Noun

元凶(げんきょう)ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      ringleader, main culprit

    2. Noun

      2.

      main cause, source

    All Forms

    元凶 【げんきょう】元兇 【げんきょう】

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      汚職(おしょく)事件(じけん)元凶(げんきょう)社長(しゃちょう)である。

      The president is the main culprit of the corruption scandal. {ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source}

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      公害(こうがい)元凶(げんきょう)である工場(こうじょう)閉鎖(へいさ)されました。

      The factory, which is the main culprit of pollution, has been shut down. {ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source}

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      不祥事(ふしょうじ)元凶(げんきょう)彼女(かのじょ)一番(いちばん)(おも)(つみ)()せられた。

      She, the main culprit of the scandal, was saddled with the heaviest blame. {ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source}

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      (じゅう)社会(しゃかい)元凶(げんきょう)はライフル協会(きょうかい)だと()っていいでしょう。

      We can say that the main culprit of the gun society is the Rifle Association. {ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source}

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      格差(かくさ)社会(しゃかい)元凶(げんきょう)は、間違(まちが)いなく富裕(ふゆう)(そう)がお(かね)()ちすぎていることだ。

      The main culprit of the disparity in society is undoubtedly the fact that the wealthy have too much money. {ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source}

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