どうき
Meanings
Noun
1. motive; incentive
This is her motive.
2. motif
Pitch accent
ど
うき
Composed of
motion
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
defibrillator
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
Examples (19 in total)
This is her motive.
However, I didn't understand the motive.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
The motive for the murder is not yet known.
But I want you to tell me your motive for fighting.
What was his motive for doing it?
The logic makes sense, but what is her motive?
Now we are better able to understand their motive.
What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.
She is acting from some selfish motive.
Your motive was admirable, but your action was not.
A crime like this must require a very strong motive.
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire?
The motive for the pursuit is obvious: they are trying to recover what was stolen.
These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure.
Reflect on your own motives when making a decision.
In religion there are the two great motives of fear and love.
I'll get to the bottom of the motive for the crime by this afternoon as well, I promise.