The kanji 目 primarily means "eye" or "eyeball." It represents the organ of sight and, by extension, can also refer to the act of seeing or the visual aspect of something. It is a fundamental kanji and frequently used.

・On-yomi (音読み): モ (mo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): め (me)

⚫︎目（め） Translation: Eye ⚫︎目的（もくてき） Translation: Purpose, goal, aim ⚫︎注目（ちゅうもく）する Translation: To pay attention to, to notice

The kanji 目 is a pictograph. It is a direct representation of an eye. The shape of the character is a simplified drawing of an eye, with the horizontal lines representing the eyelids and the vertical line in the middle representing the pupil. Over time, the form has evolved slightly, but the core image remains recognizable. It is a very old kanji, having its roots in the earliest forms of Chinese writing.