目

Meaning

目 centers on the eye as the organ of sight, and by extension the act of looking, gaining insight, or showing care through attention. The 'class' and 'favor' senses are less direct but can be seen as categorizing by observation or bestowing a favorable look.

• 目め
  N5

  eye; eyeball

• 駄目だめ
  N5

  no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

• 目的もくてき
  N4

  purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

• 目標もくひょう
  N3

  goal; target; aim; objective

• 注目ちゅうもく
  N3

  notice; attention; observation

• 目指すめざす
  N3

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

• 見た目みため
  N2

  appearance; look

• 真面目まじめ
  N4

  serious; earnest; sober; grave

• 目立つめだつ
  N3

  to be conspicuous; to stand out

• 項目こうもく
  N3

  item; heading; category; clause

• 羽目はめ

  panel; wainscoting; wainscotting

• 目覚めるめざめる
  N1

  to wake up; to awake

• 目撃もくげき
  N2

  witnessing; observing; sighting

• 目当てめあて
  N1

  mark; guide; landmark

• 科目かもく
  N3

  (school) subject; curriculum; course

• 一目ひとめ
  N1

  glance; look; glimpse

• 役目やくめ
  N2

  duty; role; function

• 目黒めぐろ

  Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo)

• 名目めいもく
  N1

  name; title; appellation; (something) nominal

• 目玉めだま

  eyeball

• 種目しゅもく
  N1

  item; event

• 目安めやす
  N2

  criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim

• 目茶目茶めちゃめちゃ
  N1

  disorderly; messy; ruined

• 目前もくぜん
  N1

  before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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