Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
狙うto aim at, to target
Dictionary Definition
Common
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to be after (something or someone), to have an eye on, to plan to make one's own
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to aim for, to set up as a goal
All Forms
狙う 【ねらう】
Details
Pitch Accent
ね
ら
う
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猟師が銃で鹿を狙っている。
The hunter is aiming at the deer with a gun.
スパイが私の命を狙っているそうです。
It seems that a spy is targeting my life.
相手チームのすきを狙ってゴールを決める。
Score a goal by aiming for the opponent team's weak point.
若い女性だけを狙った卑劣な犯行の調査には辛いものがある。
There is something painful about investigating malicious crimes targeting only young women.
現地の人が観光客に:「観光客を狙ったスリやひったくりに気をつけてね。」
A local person said to a tourist: 'Please be careful of pickpockets and snatch thieves targeting tourists.'
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