志 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 志 mean?
Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
How to read 志?
Kunyomi... こころざす/kokorozasu,こころざし/kokorozashi,しるす/shirusu
Onyomi... シ/shi
jinmeikun... sane, mune, moto, yuki,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 5FD7 志 (For HTML use) |
志 / related names
- Name:
- shion
- Katakana:
- シオン
- Name:
- shiori
- Katakana:
- シオリ
- Name:
- shiho
- Katakana:
- シホ
- Kanji:
- 志保
- Meaning:
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- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
- 保To keep. To keep in a state. To protect. To help. To nourish. Nurture. To make at ease. Take good care of. Take care of. To assume responsibility for. To accompany. To ask. Take care of.
- Name:
- shiho
- Katakana:
- シホ
- Name:
- oshiro
- Katakana:
- オウシロウ
- Name:
- shion
- Katakana:
- シオン
- Name:
- hitoshi
- Katakana:
- ヒトシ
- Kanji:
- 火斗志
- Meaning:
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- 火Fire. Flames. Light. Fire. Burning. The imminence of things. Fierce emotions. One of the seven days (Tuesday).
- 斗Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
- Name:
- yuji
- Katakana:
- ユウジ
- Name:
- shiori
- Katakana:
- シオリ
- Kanji:
- 志桜里
- Meaning:
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- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
- 桜Cherry blossom. A small deciduous tree of the rose family. The language of this flower is "spiritual beauty" and "a good education".
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- shio
- Katakana:
- シオ
- Name:
- shino
- Katakana:
- シノ
- Kanji:
- 志乃
- Meaning:
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- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
- 乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
- Name:
- soshi
- Katakana:
- ソウシ
- Name:
- eiji
- Katakana:
- エイジ
- Name:
- shiori
- Katakana:
- シオリ
- Name:
- shiho
- Katakana:
- シホ
- Name:
- shion
- Katakana:
- シオン
- Name:
- shu
- Katakana:
- シュウ
- Name:
- keiji
- Katakana:
- ケイジ
- Kanji:
- 啓志
- Meaning:
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- 啓To enlighten. To teach and guide. To admonish. To make understand. To open. To open up. To start things. To make things happen. To be the first to lead. To dispatch people ahead of time. To spearhead an army. To tell. To offer up. To depart. To go out with a person of high rank.
- 志Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.