# 目 — Eye

Frequency rank 41 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 家 (House), less common than 三 (Three).

- On’yomi: もく、ぼく
- Kun’yomi: め
- Radical: 目 Eye (Kangxi 109)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 5

An upper lid and lower lid trap a dark pupil between them.

In words:

- 目 め — eye
- 目標 もくひょう — mark,objective,target
- 目的 もくてき — purpose,goal,aim,objective,intention

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