1.
aimed at; targeting; intended for
Marks the group or population that an action, survey, service, or rule is directed at. The noun before を is the target audience.
学生を対象にした調査。
A survey targeting students.
子どもを対象に英語教室を開く。
To open an English class aimed at children.
この割引は初めて利用するお客様を対象にしています。
This discount is intended for customers using the service for the first time.
Often appears as 対象にした or 対象にして modifying a following noun. The fuller form is を対象にして; を対象に is the common shortened version.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ...を対象にした調査: a survey targeting ...
- ...を対象にして行う: to carry out aimed at ...
- 全社員を対象に: targeting all employees
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 向け: aimed at — attaches directly to a noun (子ども向け); more casual
- を中心に: centered on — emphasizes the focal point rather than the target group