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目安 (めやす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The passing criterion is 70 points.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 目め 安やす になる to serve as a guideline/benchmark for something
This chart serves as a guideline for the costs.
目め 安やす をつける to get a rough idea/estimate of something
I got a rough estimate of the moving costs.
目め 安やす として 〜 as a rough guide/reference for ~
I walk with ten thousand steps a day as my target guideline.
〈 数かず 〉 を 目め 安やす に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 using a number/amount as a rough guide to do something
Please take a break using one hour as a rough guide.
Related words· 6 目処 and 目安 both mean a rough target or benchmark, but 目処 leans toward a projected point in time or completion (めどをつける = get an idea of when something will finish), while 目安 is more general-purpose.
基準 is a formal, often official or technical standard, whereas 目安 is a looser, practical guide or rough reference point.
目標 is a concrete goal one actively works toward, while 目安 is a softer reference point or approximate figure rather than a firm objective.
標準 refers to an established, often widely-recognized norm or standard, whereas 目安 is a personal or situational rough guide.
Show 2 more 指標 is an index or indicator used for analysis, often numerical, while 目安 is a simpler, everyday point of reference.
目安 is a rough guideline or approximate benchmark, while 試金石 is a rigorous test that proves true value or ability.
Written forms 目め 安やす Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday contexts.
めやす Usage 4%
Etymology Compound of 目 (eye, indicator) and 安 (easy, peaceful), suggesting something that makes it easy to see or judge. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji are conventionally associated with the meaning of a visual guide or standard.
