動機

See also: 动机

Chinese
 
to move; to change; to use; to act
 machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (動機) 動 機
simp. (动机) 动 机
anagram 機動／机动

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 動機 (どうき) (dōki, “motive”)

Pronunciation

Noun

動機

  1. motive; intention; intent
    政治動機 / 政治动机  ―  zhèngzhì dòngjī  ―  political motives

Japanese
Kanji in this term
動 機
どう
Grade: 3		 き
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

動機 (hiragana どうき, rōmaji dōki)

  1. motive; that which sets one into motion

Descendants

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
動機

Noun

動機 • (donggi) (hangeul 동기)

  1. Hanja form? of 동기 (“motive”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
動機

Noun

動機

  1. Hán tự form of động cơ (“motive”).
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