EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    mark; guide; landmark

    彼らは石油を目当てに土地を試掘している。
    They are boring the ground for oil.
  2. purpose; aim; goal; intention; end

  3. sight (on a firearm)

    see 照準器

Also written 目あて【めあて】、目当【めあて】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
め、-め、ま-
On
モク、ボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかん、さがん、さっか、さつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hit, right, appropriate, himself

Kun
あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし
On
トウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
91 of 2500
Radical
snout
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たい

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3n3.3The Kanji Dictionary
9017.7Four corner code
1075deroo
5f53Unicode hex code
1-37-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1706New Nelson (John Haig)
2177New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1378Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1865Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1153Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1236Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
93A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
282Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
96Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9913Morohashi
183A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290sakade
517Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
200henshall3
132Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
68crowley
402Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
513Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1161Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dang1, dang4Pinyin reading
dangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level