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動機
Readings

douki
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
motive, incentive

Noun (futsuumeishi)
See also: モチーフ
motif

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Kanjis
ON: ドウ KUN: うご.く, うご.かす
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Stroke: 11 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-9-2 FC: 2412.2


ON: KUN: はた
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Stroke: 16 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-12 FC: 4295.5


Phrases
あの人の動機が信用できなかった。
Parts: あの人 (あのひと) 動機 (どうき) 信用 (しんよう) 出来る (できなかった)
I was distrustful of his motives.