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?