"めざす" meaning in All languages combined

See めざす on Wiktionary

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [me̞za̠sɨ]
Etymology: By surface analysis, 目 (me) + 指す (sasu). The sasu changes to zasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{surf|ja|目|指す|tr1=me|tr2=sasu}} By surface analysis, 目 (me) + 指す (sasu), {{rendaku2|sasu|zasu|sort=めざす}} The sasu changes to zasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-verb|tr=trans|type=1}} めざす • (mezasu) transitive godan (stem めざし (mezashi), past めざした (mezashita)) Forms: mezasu [romanization], めざし [stem], めざした [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], めざさ [error-unrecognized-form], mezasa [error-unrecognized-form], めざし [error-unrecognized-form], mezashi [error-unrecognized-form], めざす [error-unrecognized-form], mezasu [error-unrecognized-form], めざせ [error-unrecognized-form], mezase [error-unrecognized-form], めざされる [passive], mezasareru [passive], めざさせる [causative], めざさす [causative], mezasaseru [causative], mezasasu [causative], めざせる [potential], mezaseru [potential], めざそう [volitional], mezasō [volitional], めざさない [negative], mezasanai [negative], めざさず [continuative, negative], mezasazu [continuative, negative], めざします [formal], mezashimasu [formal], めざした [perfective], mezashita [perfective], めざして [conjunctive], mezashite [conjunctive], めざせば [conditional, hypothetical], mezaseba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to aim for, be after
    Sense id: en-めざす-ja-verb-u0ODDMj~ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 72 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 80 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. to head towards, go towards
    Sense id: en-めざす-ja-verb-oVo8Dz7O Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "めざさない",
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      "form": "mezasanai",
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      "form": "めざさず",
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      "form": "mezasazu",
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    },
    {
      "form": "めざします",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "mezashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
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      "form": "めざした",
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              "詞",
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              "覚",
              "おぼ"
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              "TOEIC",
              "トーイック"
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              "目",
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              "指",
              "ざ"
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        "to aim for, be after"
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      "ipa": "[me̞za̠sɨ]"
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      "form": "めざさ",
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      "form": "めざせ",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "めざされる",
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      "form": "mezasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めざさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "mezasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めざさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mezashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mezashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めざせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "mezaseba",
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          "roman": "ōku no bijinesu ni kan suru fukugōmeishi o oboete, Tōikku hai sukoa o mezashimashō!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "多",
              "おお"
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            [
              "関",
              "かん"
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              "複",
              "ふく"
            ],
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              "合",
              "ごう"
            ],
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              "名",
              "めい"
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            [
              "詞",
              "し"
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              "覚",
              "おぼ"
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      "glosses": [
        "to head towards, go towards"
      ],
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    {
      "other": "めざす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞za̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "めざす"
}

Download raw JSONL data for めざす meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "めざす"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "めざす",
  "trace": ""
}

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