志 — kanji meaning “intention”
志
intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
- Meanings
- intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- シリング、こころざ.す、こころざし
- Name readings
- じん、べ、べし、ゆき
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #823 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- zhì — Chinese character page
Words with 志
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意志 | いし ishi | will; volition; intention |
| 同志 | どうし doushi | like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment |
| 志向 | しこう shikou | intention; aim; preference (for) |
| 志願 | しがん shigan | aspiration; volunteering; desire |
| 志望 | しぼう shibou | wish; desire; ambition |
| 有志 | ゆうし yuushi | interested person; volunteer; supporter |
| 志す | こころざす kokorozasu | to aspire to; to aim for; to intend |
| 闘志 | とうし toushi | fighting spirit; (will to) fight |
| 遺志 | いし ishi | wishes of a deceased person; dying wish |
| 大志 | たいし taishi | ambition; aspiration |
| 志士 | しし shishi | imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era |
| 三国志 | さんごくし sangokushi | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text) |
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