動機

See also: 动机

Chinese

 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (動機)
simp. (动机)
anagram 機動机动

Pronunciation


Noun

動機

  1. motive; intention; intent
    政治動機政治动机   zhèngzhì dòngjī   political motives
  2. (music) motive; a short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 3

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(どう)() • (dōki) 

  1. motive; that which sets one into motion

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

動機 • (donggi) (hangeul 동기)

  1. Hanja form? of 동기 (motive).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

動機

  1. chữ Hán form of động cơ (motive).
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