JMdict: 1451310

動機 【どうき】

  1. [n] motive; incentive
  2. [n] motif
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
動 Move, Motion, Change, Confusion, Shift, Shake ドウ うご.く, うご.かす
機 Loom, Mechanism, Machine, Airplane, Opportunity, Potency, Efficacy, Occasion キ はた

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