どうき
Meanings
Noun
1. motive; incentive
2. motif
Pitch accent
うき
Composed of
motion
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
defibrillator
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
Examples (12 in total)
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
The motive for the murder is not yet known.
What was his motive for doing it?
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.
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire?
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.