<p>In the following sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>因森发·加计学院问题<strong>而</strong>曝光率增高的「sontaku」一词，也已经成为了日常用语。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I know the use of 而 as "and", but I feel it doesn't make sense here to use 而, since I don't understand what it connects.</p>

<p>So how does 而 work here? Also, is my understanding correct that 而 here doesn't express "and"?</p>

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What does 而 mean in 因森发·加计学院问题而曝光率增高的?
# What does 而 mean in 因森发·加计学院问题而曝光率增高的?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-02)

In the following sentence:

> 因森发·加计学院问题**而**曝光率增高的「sontaku」一词，也已经成为了日常用语。

I know the use of 而 as "and", but I feel it doesn't make sense here to use 而, since I don't understand what it connects.

So how does 而 work here? Also, is my understanding correct that 而 here doesn't express "and"?

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