No. 238 in Japanese
対象
"Target," "object," or "subject."
In a sentence
このプログラムは子どもを対象としています。
This program is aimed at children.
In this sentence, "対象" is used to refer to the focus or target group of the program.
調査の対象は20歳以上の人々です。
The subjects of the survey are people aged 20 and over.
Here, "対象" specifies the group of individuals to which the survey applies.
山田さんは質問の対象になりました。
Mr. Yamada became the subject of the question.
In this example, "対象" is used to denote the entity that the question is referring to or about.
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