漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
志: intention, plan
Also: resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
JLPT N17 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
心 carries the meaning · 士 gives the sound
7 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 意志いしwill, volition
- 大志たいしambition, aspiration
- 有志ゆうしvoluntary, volunteer
- 闘志とうしfighting spirit
- 遺志いしdying wish
- 志望するしぼうするwish for, desire [v.t.]
- 志向するしこうするfavor, incline towards [v.t.]
- 志願するしがんするapply for, volunteer for
こころざすkokorozasu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 志すこころざすaspire to, set aims
こころざしkokorozashi · kun'yomi
- 志こころざしwill, intention
Also read シリング, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhì
Same form: 志 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 志 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 志 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhì most common reading
False friend. In simplified Chinese, 志 also stands for 誌 (document, records), which Japanese writes as a separate kanji.
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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