どうき · douki
motive
JLPT N3 nounKanji in this word
Example sentences
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Satsugai no douki wa akiraka de wa nai.
The motive for the murder isn't yet known.
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Chikagoro de wa, kekkon no douki wa kanarazu shimo junsui to wa kagira nai.
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.