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ねらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
I aimed, but I missed.
2. to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own
Why not go after some other guy?
3. to aim for; to set up as a goal
I'd like to aim for one of the top spots.
Alt. forms
狙ねらう
97%
ねらう
2%
覘ねらう
Pitch accent
ね
らう
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Conjugations...Used in: 587
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
2 more...
Examples (27 in total)
I aimed, but I missed.
I'd like to aim for one of the top spots.
It is clear that they are aiming for supremacy over the nation.
He aimed at the bird.
If you aim well, it should hit.
All of us aim at success.
He's after the department head's post.
Aim as low as you can!
They're coming after us under cover of night!
I was bad at aiming at small targets.
They are aiming for a monopoly on archaeological excavations.
The policeman aimed his gun at the man.
But our team will be stronger, so we might even be able to go for the nationals.
There are others after the food too.
The hunter aimed at the bird, but missed.
I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.
Why not go after some other guy?
The enemy is aiming at us from the top of the hill to the south.
Actually, I've been aiming for the right moment to bring that up all along!
Actually, some bad people have their eyes on us, and the shop is about to be taken over.
The player swung the bat at a ball.
There is no one who thinks that their weaknesses will not be targeted.
Well, I've got my eye on the girlfriend spot too, though.
The old man opened the car window and aimed his gun at the bird.
Talented people are destined to always be targeted.
Who wouldn't feel helpless being targeted by a real stalker?
No one in the village knew that the soldiers were taking aim at their village.