Definition of 動機 (どうき)

どうき

動機

どうき

douki

JLPT N1

Common word

noun

motive, incentive

motif

Related Kanji

動	move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
機	loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Example sentences(showing 19 results)

ほうしゅう

、

かれ

けんきゅう

さんか

ゆいいつ

どうき

The pay was good, and that was their only motivation to participate in the study

ちかごろ

近ごろ

で

は

、

けっこん

どうき

かなら

じゅんすい

These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure

わたし

かれ

どうき

うたが

I impeached his motives

しゅうきょう

きょうふ

あいじょう

ふた

おお

どうき

In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love

しっと

さつじん

どうき

Jealousy was the motive for the murder

いま

かれ

どうき

りかい

Now we are better able to understand their motive

きみ

どうき

りっぱ

こうどう

Your motive was admirable, but your action was not

ひと

どうき

しんよう

I was distrustful of his motives

だれ

しん

どうき

うたが

Nobody likes to have his true motive doubted

さつじん

どうき

だれ

Nobody seemed to have a motive for the murder

じんせい

たいくつ

どうき

けつじょ

What makes life dreary is the want of motivation

さつがい

どうき

あき

The motive for the murder is not yet known

どうき

こうさつ

No speculation has taken place concerning the motives

ちかごろ

近ごろ

で

は

、

けっこん

どうき

かなら

じゅんすい

かぎ

。

たと

ジェニファー

み

These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure. Take Jennifer for example

なん

けってい

とき

じしん

どうき

かんが

Reflect on your own motives when making a decision

かのじょ

はんざいおよ

どうき

、

They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime

ちかごろ

近頃

で

は

、

けっこん

どうき

かなら

じゅんすい

かぎ

These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure

かのじょ

なに

りこてき

どうき

こうどう

She is acting from some selfish motive

ばくやく

せいぞう

はん

せけん

ちゅうもくあつ

どうき

も

Bomb-making criminals frequently have the motive of wanting public attention