どうき · douki

motive

JLPT N3 noun

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Example sentences

  • さつがいどうきあきらかではない。

    Satsugai no douki wa akiraka de wa nai.

    The motive for the murder isn't yet known.

  • ちかごろでは、けっこんどうきかならずしもじゅんすいとはかぎらない。

    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.

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