I Love Kanji目指す (mezasu)
目指す (めざす, mezasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- めざす
- Romaji
- mezasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on · godan verb, transitive
- to go toward; to head for · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
アメリカ人はみんな、成功の機会のある北部を目指している。
Americans are all heading north to the land of opportunity.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 目指す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 目指す | めざす mezasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 目指します | めざします mezashimasu |
| Negative | 目指さない | めざさない mezasanai |
| Polite negative | 目指しません | めざしません mezashimasen |
| Past | 目指した | めざした mezashita |
| Polite past | 目指しました | めざしました mezashimashita |
| Negative past | 目指さなかった | めざさなかった mezasanakatta |
| Te-form | 目指して | めざして mezashite |
| Potential | 目指せる | めざせる mezaseru |
| Passive | 目指される | めざされる mezasareru |
| Causative | 目指させる | めざさせる mezasaseru |
| Volitional | 目指そう | めざそう mezasou |
| Imperative | 目指せ | めざせ mezase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 目指せば | めざせば mezaseba |
Kanji in 目指す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 目指す.
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Source: JMdict entry 1535440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.