目的地|もくてきちmokutekichi

1. noundestination (one is heading towards); goal
   私わたしたちは目的地もくてきちに着つかなければならない。↗

   We must get to our destination.

• Synonym行く先ゆくさきNeutralWhere someone is going, but also their future or whereabouts; synonymous with 「行き先」.
• Synonym行き先いきさきNeutralThe everyday word for the place you are heading to, as in 「行き先を告げる」; more colloquial than 「目的地」.
• SynonymゴールNeutralLoanword for a goal or the finish line in sports, and figuratively the final goal one is working towards.
• Related目当てめあてNeutralThe aim or thing you are after, or a landmark used as a guide, as in 「お目当ての品」; not specifically the place you travel to, unlike 「目的地」.
• RelatedめどNeutralA rough target or a sense of how things will turn out, mostly in 「目処が立つ」; the stress is on progress taking shape.
• RelatedゴールNeutralLoanword for a goal or the finish line in sports, and figuratively the final goal one is working towards.
• Antonym起点きてんNeutralThe starting point, as opposed to the end point; also used for routes and lines.
• Antonym出発地しゅっぱつちNeutralThe place you set out from: the direct opposite of 「目的地」.
• Antonym始点してんWrittenWritten, technical word for a starting point, used mainly in geometry and technical contexts.

Use 「目的地」 for the place you are travelling or heading to, as in 「目的地に到着」. In everyday speech 「行き先」 is the usual word, and 「ゴール」 fits the finish line or final goal. The opposites are 「出発地」 and 「起点」.

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1. 移動いどうや行旅こうりょの目的もくてき、目標もくひょうとする場所ばしょや地点ちてん。