対象
たいしょう · taishou · JLPT N3 · noun
object
🎯 対 facing + 象 shape: the shape you face, i.e. your target
対 means facing or opposite, as in 反対 (opposition). 象 means a form or phenomenon, as in 印象 (impression). So 対象 is the thing your attention faces: the target of a study, a survey, or worship.