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    3. 動機

    動機

    動どう機き

    motive

    N1KMT4News #6+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    どうき

    Noun

    1.
    motive, incentive
    2.
    motif

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの動どう機きは何なんですか。

    What is his motive?

    KMT3Core Concepts
    犯はん罪ざいの動どう機きはまだ不ふ明めいです。

    The motive for the crime is still unknown.

    KMT4Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    人ひとの行こう動どうの動どう機きを理り解かいすることは、心しん理り学がくにおいて重じゅう要ようです。

    Understanding the motives behind human behavior is important in psychology.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyScience & Math
    彼かれは純じゅん粋すいな動どう機きからそのボランティア活かつ動どうに参さん加かしました。

    He participated in that volunteer activity from a pure motive.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの仕し事ごとへの動どう機きを高たかめるために、新あたらしい評ひょう価か制せい度どが導どう入にゅうされました。

    A new evaluation system was introduced to increase employees' motivation for work.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
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