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目的 (もくてき): purpose, goal, aim — Japanese vocabulary

目的 is read もくてき and means "purpose, goal, aim". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

目的

Reading
もくてき · mokuteki
Translation
purpose, goal, aim
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
もくてきが

Example

彼の目的はそのテストに合格することです。

かれのもくてきはそのテストにごうかくすることです。

His object is to pass the test.

Kanji in this word

  • 目 — eye
  • 的 — target, ~ish

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