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Motive in Chinese / Japanese...

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 dòng lì
 douryoku
Motivation Scroll

動力 can be used for motivation - it can also mean power/motion/propulsion/force. It can be anything internal or external that keeps you going.

動力 is the safest way to express motivation in Chinese. If your audience is Japanese, please see the other entry for motivation. 動力 is a word in Japanese and Korean, but it means “motive power” or “kinetic energy” (without the motivation meaning that you are probably looking for).


See Also:  Enthusiasm | Passion

 yaruki
Motivation Scroll

やる気 means motivation in Japanese.

It also can be translated as willingness (e.g., to do something), eagerness, inspiration, determination, totally willing, fully motivated, and high aspirations.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


See Also:  Enthusiasm | Passion


Not the results for motive that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your motive search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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    ji1
chi
 hata
    はた

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Opportunity
(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic
loom; (surname) Hata
The spring, or motive principle, machine, contrivance, artifice, occasion, opportunity; basis, root or germ; natural bent, fundamental quality.

動力


动力

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dòng lì
    dong4 li4
tung li
 douryoku / doryoku
    どうりょく

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Motivation
motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus
(1) power; motive power; (2) {engr} (See 三相交流) three-phase electricity; (personal name) Ichiriki

動機


动机

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dòng jī
    dong4 ji1
tung chi
 douki / doki
    どうき

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Motivation
motive; motivation
(1) motive; incentive; (2) (See モチーフ) motif

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yóu
    you2
yu
 yoshitsugu
    よしつぐ
to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
(1) reason; significance; cause; (2) piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...; (personal name) Yoshitsugu
From; by: a cause, motive; to allow, let; translit. yo, yu; e. g. 由乾; 由乾陀羅 由乾陁羅, Yugaṃdhara, idem 踰健達羅.

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    du4
tu
 hara
    はら
belly
(1) abdomen; belly; stomach; (2) womb; (3) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; (4) courage; nerve; willpower; (5) generosity; magnanimity; (6) feelings; emotions; (7) wide middle part; bulging part; (8) inside; interior; inner part; (9) (physics) anti-node; (suf,ctr) (10) counter for hard roe; (11) counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)

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    fu4
fu
 fuku
    はら
abdomen; stomach; belly
(1) abdomen; belly; stomach; (2) womb; (3) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; (4) courage; nerve; willpower; (5) generosity; magnanimity; (6) feelings; emotions; (7) wide middle part; bulging part; (8) inside; interior; inner part; (9) (physics) anti-node; (suf,ctr) (10) counter for hard roe; (11) counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
The belly.

一物

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yī wù
    yi1 wu4
i wu
 ichimotsu; ichimotsu(sk)
    いちもつ; イチモツ(sk)
(1) one thing; one article; (2) ulterior motive; secret intention; secret scheme; plot; (3) (euph) (kana only) (usu. written as イチモツ) penis; (4) (euph) money
one thing

下心

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xià xīn
    xia4 xin1
hsia hsin
 shitagokoro
    したごころ
(1) secret intention; ulterior motive; (2) kanji "heart" radical at bottom
humility

主意

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zhǔ yi
    zhu3 yi5
chu i
 shui
    しゅい
plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist; meaning

了簡

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 ryouken / ryoken
    りょうけん
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration

了見

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 ryouken / ryoken
    りょうけん
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration

他心

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tā xīn
    ta1 xin1
t`a hsin
    ta hsin
 tashin
    たしん
other intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; fickleness; double-mindedness
minds of others

他意

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 tai
    たい
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

伝動

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 dendou / dendo
    でんどう
(noun, transitive verb) transmission (of motive power); drive; gearing

佛檀

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fó tán
    fo2 tan2
fo t`an
    fo tan
 butsudan
buddha-dāna, Buddha-giving contrasted with Māra-giving; Buddha-charity as the motive of giving, or preaching, and of self-sacrifice, or self-immolation.

切掛

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 kirikake
    きりかけ
(kana only) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion; (place-name) Kirikake

動労

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 dourou / doro
    どうろう
(org) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation); (o) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation)

動因


动因

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dòng yīn
    dong4 yin1
tung yin
 douin / doin
    どういん
motivation; moving force; underlying force; agent
drive; motive; agent

原動

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 gendou / gendo
    げんどう
motive

密機


密机

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mì jī
    mi4 ji1
mi chi
 mitsuki
The motive power, or fundamental element, in the esoteric; the opportunity of learning a mantra.

底意

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 sokoi
    そこい
true intention; underlying motive

心根

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xīn gēn
    xin1 gen1
hsin ken
 kokorone; shinkon
    こころね; しんこん
the innermost depths of one's heart; (Buddhism) manas (the mind)
(1) innermost feelings; heart; motive; (2) (こころね only) nature; disposition; spirit
Manas, or the mind-organ, one of the twenty-five tattva 諦 or postulates of a universe.

心機


心机

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xīn jī
    xin1 ji1
hsin chi
 shinki
    しんき
thinking; scheme
mental state; attitude
The motive power of the mind, the mind the motor.

心氣


心气

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xīn qì
    xin1 qi4
hsin ch`i
    hsin chi
intention; motive; state of mind; ambition; aspiration; heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)

心跡


心迹

see styles
xīn jì
    xin1 ji4
hsin chi
 shinseki
true motive; true feelings
Footprints, or indications of mind, i. e. the mind revealed by deeds.

心路

see styles
xīn lù
    xin1 lu4
hsin lu
 kokoro
    こころ
scheme; artifice; tolerance; intention; motive; train of thought; brains; wit; ideas
(female given name) Kokoro
The mind-road, i. e. the road to Buddhahood.

悪念

see styles
 akunen
    あくねん
evil thought; malicious motive; spite

料簡


料简

see styles
liào jiǎn
    liao4 jian3
liao chien
 ryōkan
    りょうけん
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration
To expound, explain, comment upon; Tiantai uses the term for question and answer, catechism.

本意

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běn yì
    ben3 yi4
pen i
 honi; hoi
    ほんい; ほい
original idea; real intention; etymon
(1) real intention; true motive; true will; (2) original intention; original purpose; original hope
original intention (of the Buddha)

本行

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běn háng
    ben3 hang2
pen hang
 hongyou / hongyo
    ほんぎょう
one's line; one's own profession
(surname) Hongyou
The root of action: the method or motive of attainment; (his) own deeds, e. g. the doings of a Buddha or bodhisattva.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Motivation動力
动力
douryoku / doryokudòng lì / dong4 li4 / dong li / donglitung li / tungli
Motivationやる気yaruki
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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