► 動詞指す [(1)さす]
meaning: point rank: 1☆
時計の
針が十二
時を指した ⇨ The hands of the clock pointed to 12 o’clock
指す [(1)さす]
meaning: refer rank: 1☆
彼の
発言が
何を指しているのか
良く
解らない ⇨ I don’t really understand what his remark is referring to
More examples:- 敵の粉砕を目指す ⇨ Aim to pulverize, destroy, the enemy
- 初優勝を目指す彼等の前に前年の王者が立ちはだかった ⇨ The last year’s champion stood in the path of the team that is trying to win for the first time
- 日本の近代は明治維新から第二次大戦終了までを指すことが多い ⇨ The modern Japan often refers to the time from Meiji revolution and the end of WW2