志 U+5FD7, 志 ← 忖[U+5FD6] CJK Unified Ideographs 忘 →[U+5FD8] 志 U+2F89E, 志 ← 忍[U+2F89D] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 忹 →[U+2F89F] Stroke order
志 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+3, 7 strokes, Cangjie input 土心 (GP), four-corner 40331, composition ⿱士心)
- 娡, 𢙺, 梽, 𤥴, 痣, 綕(𬘨), 䏯, 䓌, 覟(𬢌), 誌(𰵧), 鋕(𲇽)
- 𛁈
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 376, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10331
- Dae Jaweon: page 703, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2269, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5FD7
- Unihan data for U+2F89E
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjɯs): phonetic 之 (OC *tjɯ) + semantic 心.
Note that the top has been simplified and is now graphically 士.
simp. and trad. 志 alternative forms
From 之 (OC *tjɯ, “to go; to proceed”) + endopassive suffix *-s, literally “what is being proceeded to” (Schuessler, 2007).
志
- will; determination; aspiration; ambition
- alternative form of 誌 (zhì, “annals; records”)
- a surname
For pronunciation and definitions of 志 – see 誌 (“records, annals; to memorize; etc.”).(This character is the simplified form of 誌).Notes:
- Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
- Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
- purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition
- Go-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
- Kun: こころざし (kokorozashi, 志, Jōyō)、こころざす (kokorozasu, 志す, Jōyō)、しるす (shirusu, 志す)
- Nanori: ここ (koko)、こころ (kokoro)、しい (shī)、しさき (shisaki)、しむら (shimura)、のぞみ (nozomi)、のぞむ (nozomu)、ゆき (yuki)
Kanji in this term 志 こころざしGrade: 5 kun’yomi
The 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 志す (kokorozasu, “to intend to do something, to aspire to do something”).
- (Tokyo) こころざし [kòkórózáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞za̠ɕi]
志(こころざし) • (kokorozashi)
- intention, aspiration, aim, ambition, will
This is one of only four everyday kanji with a five-mora reading, and one of only two nouns. The only other kanji with five-mora readings are 承 in the verb 承(うけたまわ)る (uketamawaru), 慮 in the verb 慮(おもんぱか)る (omonpakaru), and 詔(みことのり) (mikotonori). No kanji in common use has a six- or more mora reading. (Also see 謀(はかりごと) (hakarigoto))
The unusually long reading is due to two factors: 志(こころざし) (kokorozashi) is a nominalization of the verb 志(こころざ)す (kokorozasu), which has a long reading (four morae, kokoroza-su), which itself is a noun-verb compound, 心(こころ)指(ざ)す (kokorozasu). The nominalization absorbs the okurigana, hence increasing the reading by one mora, yielding 4+1=5, or more finely 3+(1+1)=5 (compare common 話(はなし) (hanashi) 2+1=3, from 話(はな)す (hanasu)).
Various name readings.
志(ゆき) or 志(ここ) or 志(こころ) or 志(のぞみ) or 志(しい) or 志(のぞむ) or 志(し) • (Yuki or Koko or Kokoro or Nozomi or Shī or Nozomu or Shi)
- a female given name
- “志”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026
志 (eumhun 뜻 지 (tteut ji))
- hanja form? of 지 (“intention, will”)
- 의지 (意志, uiji, “determination”)
志: Hán Nôm readings: chí, cao
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