How to say "Goal" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Goal" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Goal" is "Gouru", written in japanese as "ゴール".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun 'ゴール (ごーる)' means 'goal'. It refers to the destination or objective that a person or team is trying to reach or achieve. In sports, a goal is the area or point that players try to score points or goals in. For example: They scored a goal - (彼らはゴールを決めた). The team's goal is to win the championship - (チームの目標はチャンピオンシップを勝つことだ).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Gouru" mean in japanese?

"Gouru" means "Goal".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Goal" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The katakana "ゴ" is read as "go". And The katakana "ル" is read as "ru".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.