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目標

もくひょう

target, goal

Mnemonic

The eye fixed on the marker post at the far end of the field. A mock もく-up of a post stuck in the grass, and hers is a clear one: もくひょう.

Worth knowing

目的 もくてき is the purpose, why you are doing it at all. 目標 is the target you are aiming at.

Built from

eye
An eye stood on end, the lines of the lid across it.
sign, mark, target
木 a tree on the left with a marker fixed to it. The post you take your aim at.

Words sharing these kanji

eye purpose, aim, object no good to aim for serious, earnest to stand out, to be conspicuous outward appearance to wake (up), to come to one's senses

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