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    3. 志望動機

    志望動機

    志し望ぼう動どう機き

    reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

    NTNounWork & CareerKanji Vocab45 strokes

    しぼうどうき

    Noun

    1.
    reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

    Stroke 0 / 45

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    志
    シリング・こころざ.す・こころざし…(5)
    intention・plan・resolve・aspire・motive…(2)
    望
    のぞ.む・もち…(4)
    ambition・full moon・hope・desire・aspire to…(1)
    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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