めど

• 読み: めど
• ローマ字: medo
• 漢字の分解: 目 (me) — eye; 処 (do) — place, point
• 発音: /me.do/

意味

Aim; goal; prospect; outlook. A target or estimate for when something will be achieved.

A noun referring to a projected goal, target, or expected outcome. Very common in business and project planning contexts. Key patterns include めどが立つ (to have a clear target), めどがつく (to see the end in sight), and 完成のめどは来月です (the target for completion is next month). Can be written as 目処 or 目途 in kanji but hiragana is most common in modern usage.

例文

1. 来月をめどにプロジェクトを完成させたい。
2. 復旧のめどがまだ立っていない。
3. 就職のめどがついたので引っ越しの準備を始めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, planning, news, project management

トーン: matter-of-fact

起源と歴史

Originally written as 目処 (medo), from 目 (me, eye) + 処 (do/tokoro, place). Literally 'the place one's eye aims at.' Also written 目途 with the same meaning. Hiragana spelling has become dominant in modern Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal