Emaki · all 1,500 words

狙う

ねらう

to aim, to be after

Mnemonic

A beast flattened into the grass, every part of it pointed at one thing out in the field. Nero ねら watching, and it decided some time ago: ねらう.

Worth knowing

Aiming a weapon, and equally going after a job or a prize.

Built from

aim at
犭 the beast radical flattened into the grass on the left, with everything about it pointed one way.

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