もくてきいん 目的因 LinksSentence search for 目的因Sentence search for もくてきいんKanji details for 目, 的 and 因Edit in JMdict Noun1. final cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")Philosophy, See also 質料因, See also 形相因, See also 作用因 Discussions Log in to talk about this word.