What is the difference between words 目的 ｛もくてき｝/目標｛もくひょう｝ and 方針｛ほうしん｝? I found
a question, which explains the difference between 目的 ｛もくてき｝/目標｛もくひょう｝( [What
are the differences between「目的」and
「目標」?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/9790/what-are-the-
differences-between-%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84-and-%E7%9B%AE%E6%A8%99) ), but I wonder
how to distinguish them from the word 方針｛ほうしん｝.
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Difference between words 目的 /目標 and 方針
目的 or 目標 is a sort of objective, you can get it and get to it. It's concrete
one. 方針 is not a goal but where you face or what methods you choose. You can't
reach it because 方針 is not what you want.

I have a sort of 目標. I have decided the 方針 in order to achive my 目標.
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