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Grammar detail: 〜せいか

〜せいか  perhaps because; maybe due to
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せいか
means
perhaps because ~; maybe due to ~
The explanation preceding せいか explains the reason or cause, and the effect or result is placed after せいか. せいか is used in situations where the outcome has a negative connotation.
おおがた
大型
くるま
せい
っている
ちい
さい
くるま
より
あんしん
安心
します

Maybe it's because it is a large car, but I feel more at ease when I'm in it than I do in a small car.
ひこうき
飛行機
さけ
きあつ
気圧
せい
やすい
Maybe it's the low air pressure that means you get drunk more easily on planes.
しんけい
神経
つか
使
った
せい
いた
です
I have a nervous stomach.
Other patterns for せいか are as follows:
いadjective
+
せいか
なadjective
+
+
せいか
noun
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せいか
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Kanji used in this grammar

ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ケイ   かた model; shape   
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シャ   くるま car   
ジョウ   load; power   の to board   のせる to load on   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
アン   やす peaceful; cheap   
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シン   こころ heart   
ヒ   と to fly   とばす to let fly   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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キ    machine   はた loom   
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シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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イン   の to drink   
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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アツ    pressure   
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スイ   drunk   よ to be drunk, feel sick   
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シン   ジン   かみ    かん-    こう- god   
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ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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使
シ   つか to use   
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イ    stomach   
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ツウ   いた painful   いた to hurt, be painful   いためる to hurt, damage   
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