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目的

もくてき

purpose, aim, object

Mnemonic

An eye and the white circle you aim it at. Not why he came, which nobody knows, but the thing he was aiming for. A mock もく target, tacky てき with it: もくてき.

Worth knowing

目的 is the aim itself. 目標 もくひょう is the target you set in order to reach it.

Built from

eye
An eye stood on end, the lines of the lid across it.
target, -ic
白 white + 勺 ladle

Words sharing these kanji

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

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