Japanese symbol for “purposeful”
目的的
もくてきてき
Romaji: mokutekiteki
purposeful; purposive; intentional
In Japanese, purposeful is 目的的, read もくてきてき (mokutekiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na purposeful; purposive; intentional
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 法的 | ほうてき houteki | legal |
| 知的 | ちてき chiteki | intellectual |
| 性的 | せいてき seiteki | sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.