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動機

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 動機.

Dictionary

Entry

動機うきNounFreq #4860
1

motive; incentive

Examples
あの人の動機が信用できなかった。
I was distrustful of his motives.
2

motif

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

11 strokesFrequency 73JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ドウ

Kun

うご.くうご.かす

Nanori

るぎ

loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

16 strokesFrequency 127JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

はた

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