目次 Table Of Contents

Meaning

Primary

Table Of Contents

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your eye is on what's next. How is this possible to see what's coming up? That's because you're looking at a table of contents.

Reading

もくじ

Explanation

The readings are the on'yomi readings, but you learned the kun'yomi reading for 目 before. So, you have to remember that this word uses もく instead of め. To do that, imagine yourself looking at a table of contents. Instead of being a normal table of contents there, it's just line after line of text trying to mock (もく) you. Come up with what those lines are and think about how you're being mocked.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 目次を〜

  目次を作る

  to create a table of contents

  目次をよむ

  to read the table of contents

  目次を見る

  to look at the table of contents

• 〜の目次

  テキストの目次

  table of contents for the textbook

  本の目次

  table of contents for the book

  マニュアルの目次

  table of contents for the manual

Context Sentences

先ず、本の目次を見て下さい。

First, please look at the table of contents of the book.

目次を見るだけでも、本の中について少し分かりますよ。

Even just looking at the table of contents tells you a little about the book.

次は、目次のページです。

Next is a page for the table of contents.

Kanji Composition

1. 目

   め Eye
2. 次

   じ Next