志 — ji

Parts that make up 志

How 志 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 志 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 之, 心.

Korean example words with 志

• 웅지雄志 Korean gloss: 웅대한 뜻
• 충지忠志 Korean gloss: 충성스러운 뜻
• 본지本志 Korean gloss: 본디 뜻하는 바
• 지업志業 Korean gloss: 학업에 뜻을 둠
• 초지初志 Korean gloss: 처음에 품은 뜻
• 심지心志 Korean gloss: 마음에 품은 의지
• 대지大志 Korean gloss: 마음에 품은 큰 뜻
• 효지孝志 Korean gloss: 효성을 다하려는 마음
• 지격志格 Korean gloss: 고상한 뜻과 높은 인격
• 투지鬪志 Korean gloss: 싸우고자 하는 굳센 마음
• 숙지宿志 Korean gloss: 오랫동안 마음에 품어온 뜻
• 장지壯志 Korean gloss: 마음에 품은 장하고 큰 뜻

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 志

• 志こころざし will; resolution; intention
• 志向しこう intention; aim; preference (for)
• 同志どうし like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment
• 志願しがん aspiration; volunteering; desire
• 志望しぼう wish; desire; ambition
• 有志ゆうし interested person; volunteer; supporter
• 闘志とうし fighting spirit; (will to) fight
• 意志いし will; volition; intention
• 遺志いし wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
• 志すこころざす to aspire to; to aim for; to intend
• 志士しし imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
• 大志たいし ambition; aspiration

Characters sharing the phonetic 志

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “지” in Korean.

Other hanja read “지”

Other hanja with radical 心