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동기
동기
動機
[ donggi ]
「명사」 Noun
• motive
The cause or opportunity that causes one to do something.
cause & effect
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
動 (동)
–
to move, to act
機 (기)
–
loom, mechanism, device
Other meanings of the word 동기
1
sibling
(Noun)
2
same period; contemporary
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
동감
동갑
동거
동경
동공
동굴
동그라미
동그랗다
동기
동남
동남아
동남아시아
동네
동녘
동대문
동등
동떨어지다
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