標的 (ひょうてき, hyouteki) Japanese meaning: target | KotomoraThe 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.
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molecularly targeted therapy
