EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on

    教育はテストに合格することを目指すべきでない。
    Education shouldn't be aimed at passing a test.
  2. to go toward; to head for

Also written 目差す【めざす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
-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

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun
ゆびさ.す-さ.し
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
155 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

いぶさしさす

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.15The Kanji Dictionary
5206.1Four corner code
1378deroo
6307Unicode hex code
1-27-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1904Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2152New Nelson (John Haig)
378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
452Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
659Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
800Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12034Morohashi
289A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1041Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226sakade
569Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
305henshall3
327Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
292crowley
775Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level