JLPT N1 Advanced
志
High personal ambition or a formal token of goodwill
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お志 okorozashi, polite form for Meaning 2
1 Noun
"Ambition" / "Aspiration"
Describes a steadfast resolution or a guiding principle one intends to follow throughout life.
Example
彼 は 医者 に なる という 志 を 胸 に 抱いて いる 。
He holds the ambition of becoming a doctor in his heart.
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2 Noun
"A Token of Goodwill"
A formal gesture, often a monetary gift, given to express gratitude, sympathy, or appreciation.
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