目もく的てき

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General word for what one intends to achieve; used in both concrete and abstract contexts.

〈事こと〉という目もく的てきでwith the purpose/aim of doing ~
健けん康こうを保たもつという目もく的てきで毎まい日にち運うん動どうしている。
I exercise every day with the goal of staying healthy.
目もく的てきを達たっ成せいするto achieve one's purpose/goal
彼かれは苦く労ろうして目もく的てきを達たっ成せいした。
He worked hard and achieved his goal.
目もく的てきがあるto have a purpose
この旅りょ行こうには特とく別べつな目もく的てきがある。
This trip has a special purpose.
〈事こと〉のために目もく的てきを持もつto have a goal for something
留りゅう学がくするために明めい確かくな目もく的てきを持もつことが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to have a clear goal for studying abroad.

目もく的てきに適かなうserve one's purpose; fit one's aim
目もく的てきを貫つらぬくaccomplish one's goal; attain one's objective
目もく的てきのためには手しゅ段だんを選えらばないthe end justifies the means; willing to do anything to achieve one's goal

目もく標ひょうN3
目標 is a concrete, measurable target you set to reach, while 目的 is the broader reason or purpose behind an action.
狙ねらいN2
狙い suggests a calculated, strategic aim, whereas 目的 is the more neutral, general word for a purpose.
意い図とN2
意図 focuses on the underlying intention or plan behind an action, while 目的 emphasizes the end goal itself.
ためN4
目的 is a direct noun meaning 'purpose' or 'goal', while ため is more grammatical and typically appears in patterns like 〜するために.

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当あてN2
目的 is the formal, direct word for a goal or purpose, while 当て often implies a personal aim or something one is counting on.
目め差ざし
目的 emphasizes the purpose or reason behind an action, whereas 目差し focuses more on the thing being aimed at or striven for.
趣しゅ旨しN1
目的 is the general word for 'purpose' or 'goal', while 趣旨 specifically describes the reasoning or intended meaning behind an action or text.
本ほん旨し
目的 is the common, everyday word for a goal or purpose, whereas 本旨 is more formal and emphasizes the true, underlying intent.
目め当あてN1
目的 is the neutral, standard word for purpose or objective, whereas 目当て often carries a slightly self-interested or informal nuance.
使つかい道みちN2
目的 refers to a goal or aim in general, while 使い道 specifically concerns what a resource like money or an object will be used for.
用よう途とN2
目的 refers broadly to an aim or objective, while 用途 specifically denotes what something is used for.
主しゅ眼がん
目的 is the broad, everyday word for 'purpose' or 'goal', whereas 主眼 specifically singles out the most important aim among several.

対たい象しょうN3
目的 is the goal one is trying to achieve, while 対象 is the thing an action or study is directed at, so they overlap in meaning but are not interchangeable.
目もく的てき地ちN1
目的 means the purpose or aim of an action, while 目的地 specifically means the physical place one is heading to.
手しゅ段だんN3
手段 is the means used to achieve something, while 目的 is the goal or purpose itself; learners often mix up which word denotes the tool versus the aim.

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無む目もく的てき
purposeless; aimless
目もく的てき化か
becoming the objective; setting as a goal; making something an end in itself
目もく的てき因いん
final cause
目もく的てき性せい
finality; purposiveness
目もく的てき格かく
objective case
目もく的てき物ぶつ
object; objective; aim

Compound of 目 (eye, point) and 的 (target). The combination conveys the idea of a target or purpose one has in sight.