Word Meaning 動因

どういん douin

動因 is read as どういん (douin) and means drive.

Meaning

English

  1. drive
  2. motive
  3. agent

Reading

Kana

どういん

Romaji

douin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 91800 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

動力因

どうりょくいん

efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

動向

どうこう

trend

動機

どうき

motif

動物園

どうぶつえん

zoo

動静

どうせい

state (of affairs)

動議

どうぎ

motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)

動き回る

うごきまわる

to move around

動物性

どうぶつせい

animal (in nature)

原因

げいいん

cause

要因

よういん

main cause

いん

hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)

一因

いちいん

one cause