意志

Chinese
 
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
 the will
trad. (意志/毅志) 意/毅 志
simp. (意志) 意 志

Pronunciation

Noun

意志

  1. will; determination; volition; intent

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
意 志
い
Grade: 3		 し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

意志 (hiragana いし, rōmaji ishi)

  1. will (intention or decision)
    • 2016 July 22, “過か去ことの取とり組くみ [Grappling with the Past]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:
      エムラクールは願 (ねが)いを叶 (かな)えたりしない。ただ、人 (ひと)々 (びと)の望 (のぞ)みがエムラクールの意 (い)志 (し)に沿 (そ)ったものになるのだ。
      Emurakūru wa negai o kanae tari shinai. Tada, hitobito no nozomi ga Emurakūru no ishi ni sotta mono ni naru no da.
      Emrakul does not grant wishes. Human desires simply align to her will.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
意志

Noun

意志 • (uiji) (hangeul 의지)

  1. Hanja form? of 의지 (“determination”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
意志

Noun

意志

  1. Hán tự form of ý chí (“willpower”).
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