目指

Chinese

eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
trad. (目指) 目 指
simp. #(目指) 目 指
anagram 指目

Pronunciation

Verb

目指

  1. (literary) to indicate with one's eyes

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
目 指
め
Grade: 1 		さ(し) > ざ(し)
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 目指 – see the following entry.
【目指めざし】
[noun] look of the eyes when looking at something; gaze, glance, stare, eye expression
[verb] stem or continuative form of 目指す (mezasu) [godan]
Alternative spellings
目差し, 目差, 目ざし
(This term, 目指, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
目 指
ま(な)
Grade: 1 		さ(し) > ざ(し)
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 目指 – see the following entry.
【まなざし】
[noun] a gaze, look
Alternative spellings
眼差し, 眼差, 目指し, 眼眸, 眼光
(This term, 目指, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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