JLPT N1 · Noun

動機 (douki)

動機 (どうき, douki) is a Japanese noun meaning “motive; incentive”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どうき
Romaji: douki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

motive; incentive · noun
motif · noun

Example sentences

あの人の動機が信用できなかった。

I was distrustful of his motives.

Tatoeba #230753

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 動機

動

move, motion, changeドウ・うご.く・うご.かす · 11 strokes

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 動機.

動物どうぶつanimal自動車じどうしゃcar運動うんどうexercise動くうごくto move動物園どうぶつえんzoo自動じどうautomatic移動いどうmovement活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)感動かんどうbeing deeply moved emotionally行動こうどうaction異動いどう(personnel) change動詞どうしverb動揺どうようshaking動かすうごかすto move

Source: JMdict entry 1451310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.