# 的 — target; bull's-eye

的 means “target; bull's-eye”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: テキ (teki). Kun'yomi: まと (mato).

- Meaning: target; bull's-eye
- On'yomi: テキ (teki)
- Kun'yomi: まと (mato)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 的

A white (白) spot wrapped (勹) around a single drop (丶) of paint: the target.

Parts: 白 white · 勺 ladle

## Don't confuse it with

[釣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/angle-for-fish/) · [酌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pour-sake/)

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[内](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inside/) · [的](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/target/) · [点](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/point/) · [向](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/face-toward/) · [面](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/surface/) · [在](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exist/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/target/. Last updated 2026-11-01.