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目的

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

目的 — “purpose, goal, objective”

目的 (read もくてき) means purpose, goal, objective. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

もくてき

Meaning

purpose, goal, objective

目的 in a sentence

旅行りょこうの目的もくてきは観光かんこうです。

The purpose of the trip is sightseeing.

The kanji in 目的

目eye

Words that share a kanji with 目的

目め— eye(s)
真面目まじめ— serious, diligent, earnest
駄目だめ— no good, useless, not allowed
〜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
目標もくひょう— target, goal, objective

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