eye

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 目 has 5 strokes and concerns eyes or gaze and also appears in words for goals.
• Basic usage: 目 is read め, and 目標 is read もくひょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Eyes and a goal
  • 目を閉じた means closed one's eyes.
  • The 目 in 目標 is read もく.
  • 目標を達成する means to achieve a goal. 目標 names what one aims to accomplish.