noun
mark; identifying sign
A visible mark or sign used so that something can be quickly recognized, found, or distinguished.
自分の傘だと分かるように、赤いリボンを目印につけた。
I put a red ribbon on my umbrella as a mark so I could tell it was mine.
箱の側
I wrote a small mark on the side of the box.
noun
Used for an object, building, sign, or other visible point that serves as a guide when giving directions or finding a place. Common in the pattern Xを目印に.
駅前の時計台を目印に来てください。
Use the clock tower in front of the station as a landmark when you come.
青い看板が店の目印です。
The blue sign is the landmark for the shop.
noun
Archaic Edo-period use referring to a distinctive commercial mark, roughly like a trademark in modern terms.
江戸時代には、商家の「目印」が今でいう商標のように使われた。
In Edo-period usage, a shop's mejirushi was used like what we would now call a trademark.