標的
Meanings
1
A concrete or figurative object aimed at, such as in shooting, criticism, or a goal. Slightly more formal than 的 (まと).
The arrow hit the center of the target.
His speech was targeting the government.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を標的にするto target someone (e.g. for criticism or attack)
The politician became a target of the media.
- 〈物〉を標的にするto target something (a place, group, or system)
The hackers targeted the government's system.
- 〈事〉の標的になるto become the target of something (criticism, an attack, etc.)
The company became the target of criticism over suspected wrongdoing.
- 標的を絞るto narrow down the target (audience, area, etc.)
They narrowed the target of the ad to young women.