目当て

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
目 当
め
Grade: 1 		あ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
目當て (kyūjitai)
目当

Pronunciation

Noun

目(め)当(あ)て • (meate) 

  1. aim, purpose
    目当(めあ)てもなく街(まち)をぶらぶら歩(ある)く
    meate mo naku machi o burabura aruku
    to wander around town without purpose
  2. a guide

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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