動機
Meanings
Noun
1. motive; incentive
2. motif
Kanji used
Pitch accent
どうき
Used in vocabulary
Examples24
あの人
I was distrustful of his motives.
彼の
What's his motive for committing murder?
嫉妬
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
宗教
In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love.
私
I impeached his motives.
殺害
The motive for the murder is not yet known.