target

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 的 has 8 strokes and concerns targets or purposes and also attaches to words describing qualities.
• Basic usage: 目的 is read もくてき, and 一般的 is read いっぱんてき.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A purpose and a descriptive ending
  • 旅行の目的 means the purpose of a trip.
  • 一般的な方法 means a usual method, with な linking the description to a noun.
  • 一般的に使われている means is commonly used. に makes the expression modify the following action.