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Japanese word 動機: motive / reason / incentive. Meanings and example sentences.

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動機 (どうき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

動機 (どうき) means motive / reason / incentive.

See example sentences below.

動機 at a glance

動機
どうきdouki
N1noun
motive / reason / incentive
動機どうきdoukiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 動機

Core meaning

motive / reason / incentive

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼の動機は何ですか?

Translation

What is his motive?

Example 2

動機がわからなくて困った。

Translation

I was troubled because I didn't understand the motive.

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