動機

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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) 動 機
simp. (动机) 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
動 機
どう
Grade: 3 		き
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

動(どう)機(き) • (dōki) 

  1. motive; that which sets one into motion

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
動機

Noun

動機 • (donggi) (hangeul 동기)

  1. hanja form? of 동기 (“motive”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
動機

Noun

動機

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