| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 目的 | もくてき | purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention |
| 目標 | もくひょう | mark, objective, target |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | notice, attention, observation |
| 項目 | こうもく | (data) item, entry |
| 名目 | めいもく, みょうもく | name, title, appellation, (something) nominal; (under the) pretext (of), pretense |
| 種目 | しゅもく | event, item of business |
| 目玉 | めだま | eyeball; special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard; special program, loss leader |
| 目前 | もくぜん | before one's very eyes, under one's nose, imminence, close at hand |
| 目の前 | めのまえ | before one's eyes, immediate, imminent |
| 品目 | ひんもく | list of articles |