JLPT N3

ゴール (Gooru) is a Japanese noun meaning “goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.), basket (in basketball), finish line, finishing line”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball)
  2. nounfinish line; finishing line; winning post
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
  4. noungoal; objective

Examples

  • The goal is still some distance away.

  • She was the last to cross the finishing line.

  • It is a far cry from here to the goal.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).