どうき · douki
motive
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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 kagiranai.
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.