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目指す

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

目指す — “to aim for, to set one's sights on”

目指す (read めざす) means to aim for, to set one's sights on. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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めざす

Meaning

to aim for, to set one's sights on

目指す in a sentence

優勝ゆうしょうを目指すめざす。

I aim for the championship.

The kanji in 目指す

目eye
指finger; to point

Words that share a kanji with 目指す

目め— eye(s)
真面目まじめ— serious, diligent, earnest
駄目だめ— no good, useless, not allowed
目的もくてき— purpose, goal, objective
〜目〜め— -th (ordinal suffix)
お目に掛かるおめにかかる— to meet (humble)
科目かもく— (school) subject
注目ちゅうもく— attention, notice

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