どう
Meanings
Noun
1. 人が考えや行動を始めるようになった意識的または無意識的な原因。
Kanji used
move
machine
Pitch accent
うき
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Composed of
motion
① 物事の起こるきっかけ。物事を行うのによい時機。機会。② 航空機、飛行機の略称。
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
① 動力を発生する装置。内燃機関、エンジン。
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
① 電気や水などのエネルギーを機械的なエネルギーに変換する装置。電動機、熱機関など。
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.