Word Meaning 動機

どうき douki

動機 is read as どうき (douki) and means motif.

Meaning

English

  1. motif
  2. motive
  3. incentive

Reading

Kana

どうき

Romaji

douki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 2418 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

原動機

げんどうき

motor

自動販売機

じどうはんばいき

vending machine

自動連結機

じどうれんけつき

automatic coupler

自動織機

じどうしょっき

automatic loom

自動金銭出入機

じどうきんせんしゅつにゅうき

automatic teller machine

豊田自動織機

とよたじどうしょっき

Toyota Industries Corporation

機動

きどう

maneuver (usu. of military force)

機動隊

きどうたい

riot police

機動部隊

きどうぶたい

mobile troops

交通機動隊

こうつうきどうたい

police mobile traffic unit

機動隊員

きどうたいいん

riot policeman

自動車事故対策機構

じどうしゃじこたいさくきこう

National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid (NASVA)

Example Sentences

10

No, he doesn't have a motive.

I'm not motivated by money.

The motive for the murder is not yet known.

She is acting from some selfish motive.

What should I write as the reason for applying to ES?

Would you still be studying Japanese if it weren't for anime?

These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.

It's really hard to learn a language, or do anything really, if you don't have motivation.

Motivation is one of the factors which affect the learning process.

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