Kanji

志

intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

シリング, こころざす, こころざし

Nanori (Name Reading)

さね, しるす, むね, もと, ゆき

Common Readings

シ, こころざし, こころざ…す

Example sentences

意志 いし
彼の意志は非常に強い。

His will is very strong.

屈する くっする
彼はどんな困難にも屈しない強い意志を持っている。

He has a strong will that does not yield to any difficulty.

志 こころざし
彼は若くして高い志を抱き、海外へ渡った。

He harbored high ambitions from a young age and went abroad.

凌雲 りょううん
若き登山家は凌雲の志を抱き、エベレストの頂を目指した。

The young climber harbored a lofty ambition and aimed for the summit of Mount Everest.

同志 どうし
世界を変えるための同志を募っている。

I am recruiting like-minded people to change the world.

志望 しぼう
第一志望の大学に合格した。

I passed the entrance exam for my first-choice university.

胸を張る むねをはる
第一志望の大学に合格した彼は、胸を張って故郷へ帰った。

Having passed the exam for his first-choice university, he returned to his hometown with his head held high.

志願 しがん
彼は平和維持活動への参加を志願した。

He volunteered to participate in peacekeeping operations.

入隊 にゅうたい
彼は志願して自衛隊に入隊した。

He volunteered and joined the Self-Defense Forces.

闘志 とうし
彼は敗北を喫したが、その目にはまだ闘志がみなぎっていた。

He suffered a defeat, but his eyes still overflowed with fighting spirit.

Example Vocabulary

意志

いし

will; volition; intention

志

こころざし

will; intention; ambition; resolution

同志

どうし

comrade; like-minded person

志望

しぼう

aspiration; desire; ambition; choice (e.g. university)

志願

しがん

volunteering; application; desire

闘志

とうし

fighting spirit; will to fight

志す

こころざす

to aspire to; to aim for; to resolve to do; to have a mind to

意志の強い

いしのつよい

有志

ゆうし

volunteer; interested person

遺志

いし

dying wish; will of the deceased

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