志こころざす

こころざす kokorozasu

to plan
to intend
to aspire to
to set aims (sights on)

godan verbintransitivetransitive

Chinese meanings

立志；志向

Examples

Furigana

このコーヒー店みせには芸げい術じゅつ家かを志こころざすものが足あししげく通かよう。
This coffee shop is frequented by aspiring artists.
立志成为艺术家的人经常光顾这家咖啡店。
Tatoeba #223797
彼かの女じょは女じょ優ゆうになることを志こころざした。
She aimed to become an actress.
她立志成为演员。
Tatoeba #88715

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('75e0818207'); // 志す

{
  "id": "75e0818207",
  "word": "志す",
  "reading": "こころざす",
  "romaji": "kokorozasu",
  "meanings": [
    "to plan",
    "to intend",
    "to aspire to",
    "to set aims (sights on)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vi",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1309060,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "このコーヒー店には芸術家を志すものが足しげく通う。",
      "furigana": "このコーヒー{店|みせ}には{芸術家|げいじゅつか}を{志|こころざ}すものが{足|あし}しげく{通|かよ}う。",
      "en": "This coffee shop is frequented by aspiring artists.",
      "tatoeba_id": 223797
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は女優になることを志した。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{女優|じょゆう}になることを{志|こころざ}した。",
      "en": "She aimed to become an actress.",
      "tatoeba_id": 88715
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "4fffc7e4d68047e6c4b21ee4f6b5b8e3f4bf2b4272c85a2be847ddfdb8c85f3e",
    "meanings": [
      "立志",
      "志向"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "このコーヒー店には芸術家を志すものが足しげく通う。",
        "zh": "立志成为艺术家的人经常光顾这家咖啡店。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は女優になることを志した。",
        "zh": "她立志成为演员。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/75e0818207",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1309060; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "26517b991d6b21929c43b4f23960aaa1fe761b062b69dbeff2aa7b219be93dd2",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}