"志す" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞za̠sɨ]
Etymology: Compound of 心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”), literally in reference to where one's thoughts are focused on. First cited to the mid-900s. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|心|指す|sort=こころざす|t1=heart; mind|t2=to point|tr1=kokoro|tr2=sasu}} 心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|こころざす|tr=intrans|type=1}} 志(こころざ)す • (kokorozasu) intransitive godan (stem 志(こころざ)し (kokorozashi), past 志(こころざ)した (kokorozashita)) Forms: 志す [canonical] (ruby: (こころざ)), kokorozasu [romanization], 志し [stem] (ruby: (こころざ)), 志した [past] (ruby: (こころざ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 志さ [error-unrecognized-form], こころざさ [error-unrecognized-form], kokorozasa [error-unrecognized-form], 志し [error-unrecognized-form], こころざし [error-unrecognized-form], kokorozashi [error-unrecognized-form], 志す [error-unrecognized-form], こころざす [error-unrecognized-form], kokorozasu [error-unrecognized-form], 志せ [error-unrecognized-form], こころざせ [error-unrecognized-form], kokorozase [error-unrecognized-form], 志される [passive], こころざされる [passive], kokorozasareru [passive], 志させる [causative], 志さす [causative], こころざさせる [causative], こころざさす [causative], kokorozasaseru [causative], kokorozasasu [causative], 志せる [potential], こころざせる [potential], kokorozaseru [potential], 志そう [volitional], こころざそう [volitional], kokorozasō [volitional], 志さない [negative], こころざさない [negative], kokorozasanai [negative], 志さず [continuative, negative], こころざさず [continuative, negative], kokorozasazu [continuative, negative], 志します [formal], こころざします [formal], kokorozashimasu [formal], 志した [perfective], こころざした [perfective], kokorozashita [perfective], 志して [conjunctive], こころざして [conjunctive], kokorozashite [conjunctive], 志せば [conditional, hypothetical], こころざせば [conditional, hypothetical], kokorozaseba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to aspire to, to aim for, to set one's sights on, to target or pursue as a goal or aspiration Wikipedia link: Kōjien, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Shinmura Izuru
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "心",
        "3": "指す",
        "sort": "こころざす",
        "t1": "heart; mind",
        "t2": "to point",
        "tr1": "kokoro",
        "tr2": "sasu"
      },
      "expansion": "心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”), literally in reference to where one's thoughts are focused on.\nFirst cited to the mid-900s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "志す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志し",
      "roman": "kokorozashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志した",
      "roman": "kokorozashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こころざす",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "志(こころざ)す • (kokorozasu) intransitive godan (stem 志(こころざ)し (kokorozashi), past 志(こころざ)した (kokorozashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He aspires to be a lawyer.",
          "roman": "Kare wa bengoshi o kokorozashite iru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "弁護士",
              "べんごし"
            ],
            [
              "志",
              "こころざ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼は弁護士を志している。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to aspire to, to aim for, to set one's sights on, to target or pursue as a goal or aspiration"
      ],
      "id": "en-志す-ja-verb-O~BcAefT",
      "links": [
        [
          "aspire",
          "aspire"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "set one's sights",
          "set one's sights"
        ],
        [
          "target",
          "target"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "aspiration",
          "aspiration"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Kōjien",
        "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
        "Shinmura Izuru"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こころざす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ko̞ɾo̞za̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "志す"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "心",
        "3": "指す",
        "sort": "こころざす",
        "t1": "heart; mind",
        "t2": "to point",
        "tr1": "kokoro",
        "tr2": "sasu"
      },
      "expansion": "心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 心 (kokoro, “heart; mind”) + 指す (sasu, “to point”), literally in reference to where one's thoughts are focused on.\nFirst cited to the mid-900s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "志す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志し",
      "roman": "kokorozashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志した",
      "roman": "kokorozashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "志",
          "こころざ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "志せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こころざせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kokorozaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こころざす",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "志(こころざ)す • (kokorozasu) intransitive godan (stem 志(こころざ)し (kokorozashi), past 志(こころざ)した (kokorozashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese compound terms",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese godan verbs",
        "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
        "Japanese intransitive verbs",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He aspires to be a lawyer.",
          "roman": "Kare wa bengoshi o kokorozashite iru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "弁護士",
              "べんごし"
            ],
            [
              "志",
              "こころざ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼は弁護士を志している。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to aspire to, to aim for, to set one's sights on, to target or pursue as a goal or aspiration"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aspire",
          "aspire"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "set one's sights",
          "set one's sights"
        ],
        [
          "target",
          "target"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "aspiration",
          "aspiration"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Kōjien",
        "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
        "Shinmura Izuru"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こころざす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ko̞ɾo̞za̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "志す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 志す meaning in All languages combined (6.2kB)

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  "title": "志す",
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}

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}

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  "subsection": "verb",
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  "title": "志す",
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}

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  "subsection": "verb",
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}

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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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