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Motivation
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
Motivation
yaruki
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
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
機 机 see styles |
jī ji1 chi hata はた |
More info & calligraphy: Opportunityloom; (surname) Hata The spring, or motive principle, machine, contrivance, artifice, occasion, opportunity; basis, root or germ; natural bent, fundamental quality. |
動力 动力 see styles |
dòng lì dong4 li4 tung li douryoku / doryoku どうりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Motivation(1) power; motive power; (2) {engr} (See 三相交流) three-phase electricity; (personal name) Ichiriki |
動機 动机 see styles |
dòng jī dong4 ji1 tung chi douki / doki どうき |
More info & calligraphy: Motivation(1) motive; incentive; (2) (See モチーフ) motif |
由 see styles |
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. |
肚 see styles |
dù 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.) |
腹 see styles |
fù 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 see styles |
yī wù yi1 wu4 i wu ichimotsu; ichibutsu; ichimotsu いちもつ; いちぶつ; イチモツ |
(1) (esp. いちもつ) plot; ulterior motive; secret intention; (2) thing; article; (3) (kana only) (esp. イチモツ) penis one thing |
下心 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
ryouken / ryoken りょうけん |
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration |
了見 see styles |
ryouken / ryoken りょうけん |
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration |
他心 see styles |
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 see styles |
tai たい |
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice |
伝動 see styles |
dendou / dendo でんどう |
(noun, transitive verb) transmission (of motive power); drive; gearing |
佛檀 see styles |
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 see styles |
kirikake きりかけ |
(kana only) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion; (place-name) Kirikake |
動労 see styles |
dourou / doro どうろう |
(org) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation); (o) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation) |
動因 动因 see styles |
dòng yīn dong4 yin1 tung yin douin / doin どういん |
motivation; moving force; underlying force; agent drive; motive; agent |
原動 see styles |
gendou / gendo げんどう |
motive |
密機 密机 see styles |
mì jī mi4 ji1 mi chi mitsuki |
The motive power, or fundamental element, in the esoteric; the opportunity of learning a mantra. |
底意 see styles |
sokoi そこい |
true intention; underlying motive |
心根 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Motivation | 動力 动力 | douryoku / doryoku | dòng lì / dong4 li4 / dong li / dongli | tung 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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