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[どう()·いん()]
douin
noun

English Meaning(s) for 動因

noun
  1. drive; motive; agent

Definition and Synonyms for 動因

Motive the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
Synonyms: 動因, 動機
Agent an active and efficient cause
Synonyms: 動因
Agent a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Synonyms: ファクター, ブローカー, エージェント, 代人, 代理人, 代理店, 代理業者, 代理者, 代行者, 仲立ち, 出張員, 動因, 周旋人
Motive the reason for the action
Synonyms: 動因, 動機
Agent capable of producing a certain effect
Synonyms: 動因
Motive that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Synonyms: 動因, 動機

Meanings for each kanji in 動因

» move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake
» cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to

Categories 動因 is a member of

Cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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Bourgeois a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
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Psychological Feature a feature of the mental life of a living organism
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