的 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「白」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「白」
- On
- テキ
- Kun
- まと
- Meaning
- target; -like, -ish
Origin
A phono-semantic character: 白 (white) plus 勺 as the sound part; a clear white 'target', also used as the suffix '-like'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| テキ | 的中・目的・科学的 |
|---|---|
| まと | 的・的外れ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 目的もくてき
purpose, aim
- 的中てきちゅう
hitting the mark
Example
矢が的に当たった。
The arrow hit the target.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)