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Kanji: 志
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KANJI

志

7 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	こころざす
	こころざし

ON 音	シ
	シリング

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	意志(いし)	will, volition
N1	志(こころざし)	will, intention, motive
N1	志(こころざ)す	to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
N1	志向(しこう)	intention, aim
N1	志望(しぼう)	wish, desire, ambition
N1	同志(どうし)	same mind, comrade, kindred soul

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