Medo (目処 - Vision)

When expressing a goal or a vision of something, we say "medo" (目処) in Japanese.

It is thought that "medo" comes from a kind of plants "medo-hagi" (メドハギ - Lespedeza cuneata).

In fortune-telling derived from China, diviners use a bunch of thin wooden rod or sticks (which is called "I Ching stick").

In the past, stems of "medo-hagi" (Lespedeza cuneata) were used in the fortune-telling.

Because of this, people call a bunch of the stems "medo," and the fortune-telling itself was also called "medo."

Since fortune-telling estimate the future and gave people guidance, this word has come to have the current meaning.

For example, you can say "Shigoto ni medo ga tatta" (仕事に目処が立った - I can see the goal of my work).

目処

目指すところや物事の見通しのことを、日本語で「目処（めど）」と言います。

「目処」は、植物の「メドハギ」から来ていると考えられています。

易占いでは「筮竹（ぜいちく）」と呼ばれる細い棒の束が使われますが、昔はメドハギの茎が用いられていました。

このことから、メドハギの茎の束を「めど」と言い、占い自体のことも「めど」と言ったそうです。
　
そして、占いは将来のことを判断して人に指針を与えることから、現在のような意味を持つようになりました。

例えば、「仕事に目処が立った」のように使います。

• Medo (目処 - Vision)
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• Since fortune-telling estimate the future and gave people guidance, this word has come to have the current meaning.
• Since fortune-telling predicts the future and gives people guidance, this word has come to have the current meaning to this day.