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

• (Tokyo) めざし [mèzáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) めざし [mèzáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [me̞za̠ɕi]

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]

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.)