JapanLingo

目標もくひょう

mokuhyou

goal / target

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 目標 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “goal” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

kotoshi no mokuhyou wa N2 ni goukaku suru koto desu.

My goal this year is to pass N2.

Example 2

ookina mokuhyou yori, chiisana mokuhyou no hou ga tsuzukeyasui desu.

Small goals are easier to keep up with than big ones.