志

Glyph origin
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Note that the top has been simplified and is now graphically.

Etymology 1
From + endopassive suffix *-s, literally “what is being proceeded to”.

Definitions

 * 1) will; determination; aspiration; ambition

Kanji

 * 1) purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition

Etymology 1
The of verb.

Noun

 * 1) intention, aspiration, aim, ambition, will

Usage notes
This is one of only four everyday kanji with a five-mora reading, and one of only two nouns. The only other kanji with five-mora readings are 承 in the verb, 慮 in the verb , and. No kanji in common use has a six- or more mora reading. (Also see )

The unusually long reading is due to two factors: is a nominalization of the verb, which has a long reading (four morae, kokoroza-su), which itself is a noun-verb compound,. The nominalization absorbs the okurigana, hence increasing the reading by one mora, yielding 4+1=5, or more finely 3+(1+1)=5 (compare common 2+1=3, from ).

Etymology 2
Various name readings.

Proper noun