狙い

ねらい · nerai · JLPT N2 · noun

purpose

🎯 狙い (ねらい) sounds like 寝らい? No: 狙 = aim at a target, as in 狙撃 sniper

狙 is the kanji for aiming at a target, as in 狙撃 (sniping). 狙い (nerai) is the noun: the aim or goal you are targeting.

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