N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

目指すめざす

mezasu

to aim at, to have an eye on

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Example sentence

彼は何を目指しているのですか。

What is he aiming at?

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Kanji in 目指す

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

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

Sentences with 目指す

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
目	N5	め	めeye(s)
指	N4	ゆび	ゆびfinger
指輪	N4	ゆびわ	ゆびわ(finger) ring
真面目	N4	まじめ	まじめdiligent, serious, honest
～目	N4	～め	～めordinal marker: “-th / -nd / -rd” or sequence
目的	N3	もくてき	もくてきpurpose, goal, aim
指導	N3	しどう	しどうleadership, guidance, coaching
目標	N3	もくひょう	もくひょうmark, objective, target

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on
解く	ほどく	ほどくto untie / undo / unfasten (e.g. 靴ひもをほどく = untie shoelaces)

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