目指し

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
目 指
め
Grade: 1 		さ > ざ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
目指
目差し
目差
目ざし

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 目(め)指(ざ)す (mezasu, “to aim”). The sashi changes to zashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

目(め)指(ざ)し • (mezashi) 

  1. look of the eyes when looking at something; gaze, glance, stare, eye expression
    Synonyms: 目付き (metsuki), 眼差し (manazashi)

Verb

目(め)指(ざ)し • (mezashi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 目指す (mezasu) [godan]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
目 指
ま(な)
Grade: 1 		さ > ざ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 目指し – see the following entry.
【まなざし】
[noun] a gaze, look
Alternative spellings
眼差し, 眼差, 目指, 眼眸, 眼光
(This term, 目指し, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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