〜ゆえ（に）
Owing to (literary) 〜ゆえ（に）
Meaning
"Because of ~", "owing to ~" — a stiff, literary statement of cause.
Formation
[noun] + （の）ゆえに · [plain form] + がゆえに （written 故）
Notes
Belongs to written argument, legal text and proverbs; in speech it sounds archaic. ゆえの + noun modifies a noun directly, as in 貧しさゆえの選択.
Examples
若（わか）さゆえに、無理（むり）をしてしまいました。
Owing to my youth, I overdid it.
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経験（けいけん）が浅（あさ）いがゆえに、失敗（しっぱい）も多（おお）いです。
Precisely because his experience is shallow, he makes many mistakes.
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人間（にんげん）であるがゆえに、迷（まよ）うのです。
It is because we are human that we waver.
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貧（まず）しさゆえの選択（せんたく）でした。
It was a choice born of poverty.
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不注意（ふちゅうい）ゆえに事故（じこ）が起（お）きました。
The accident occurred through carelessness.
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⚠️ Often confused with
〜から
Reason 〜から (because)
Gives a reason or cause — "because ~ / since ~". Subjective and conversational. Comes afte...
〜ので
Reason 〜ので (formal because)
A more formal / softer "because" than から. Used in polite speech, business, and writing....
〜以上（は）
Now that 〜以上は
"Now that ~", "since ~" — given this fact, a duty or resolve follows.
〜だけあって
As you would expect 〜だけあって
"As you would expect of ~", "no wonder, given that ~". Admiring.
〜ことから
Judging from 〜ことから
"From the fact that ~", "judging from ~" — states the evidence a conclusion rests on.
〜につき
Due to / per 〜につき
"Due to ~" in official notices; also "per ~" for rates.
〜とあって
Given the occasion 〜とあって
"Because it is (the special occasion of) ~" — a special situation produces a natural resul...
〜ばこそ
It is only because 〜ばこそ
"It is precisely because ~ (and nothing else)" — an emphatic, positive reason.
〜あっての
Made possible only by 〜あっての
"Which exists only thanks to ~", "~ is what makes it possible".
〜手前
With others watching 〜手前
"Since ~ (and with people watching), I have no choice but to ..." — social face forces the...
〜こととて
Seeing that (apologetic) 〜こととて
"Because it is ~ (please excuse it)" — a humble reason offered with an apology.
〜にかこつけて
Under the pretext of 〜にかこつけて
"Using ~ as an excuse", "under the pretext of ~".