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動機どうき

douki

motive, incentive

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Example sentence

彼の殺人の動機は何だ。

What's his motive for committing murder?

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Kanji in 動機

move, motion, change

mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

Sentences with 動機

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
飛行機	N5	ひこうき	ひこうきairplane
動物	N5	どうぶつ	どうぶつanimal
自動車	N5	じどうしゃ	じどうしゃautomobile
運動	N4	うんどうする	うんどうするexercise; to exercise
動く	N4	うごく	うごくto move
機会	N4	きかい	きかいchance, opportunity
動物園	N4	どうぶつえん	どうぶつえんzoo
活動	N3	かつどう	かつどうaction, activity

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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