動機 (Douki) is a Japanese noun meaning “motive, incentive, motif”.
Meanings
- nounmotive; incentive
- nounmotif
Examples
彼の殺人の動機は何だ。
What's his motive for committing murder?
私は彼の動機を疑った。
I impeached his motives.
嫉妬がその殺人の動機だった。
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).