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動機
JLPT 1 - Kana Reading
- どうき
- Romaji
- dōki
- Word Senses
Examples of 動機, どうき in a sentence
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彼女がどうしてその犯罪に及んだかという動機については、いまだによくわかりません。
They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime.
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報酬はよかった、そしてそのことが彼らがその研究に参加した唯一の動機だった。
The pay was good, and that was their only motivation to participate in the study.
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She is acting from some selfish motive.
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What was his motive for doing it?
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What's his motive for committing murder?
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His act was animated by noble ideals.
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